Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (20.8.2004) by Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9), ss. 4(2), 17(2); S.S.I. 2004/351, art. 2 (with art. 3)
C2Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (4.10.2018) by Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12), s. 20(3)(4), 31(2); S.S.I. 2018/282, reg. 2
Textual Amendments
F1S. 12 cross-heading substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(14); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
(1)No review shall be conducted under section 14 or 15 of this Act for the purpose of making proposals for a substantive change of electoral arrangements, but the following provisions of this section shall have effect with respect to the making of such proposals.
[F3(2)Boundaries Scotland must review the electoral arrangements for a local government area for the purpose of—
(a)considering whether to make proposals to the Scottish Ministers for a substantive change in those arrangements,
(b)considering what proposals, if any, to make, and
(c)formulating any such proposals.
(2A)Boundaries Scotland must submit to the Scottish Ministers a report on its review of the electoral arrangements for a local government area under subsection (2)—
(a)in the case of the first report on its review of that area after the coming into force of this subsection by, in so far as is reasonably practicable, no later than 31 December 2028, and
(b)thereafter, in so far as is reasonably practicable, at intervals of not more than 15 years after the date of the submission of the report on its previous review of that area under subsection (2).]
(3)Without prejudice to subsection (2) above, [F4Boundaries Scotland] may at any time, whether at the request of a local authority or otherwise, review the electoral arrangements for a local government area for the purpose of considering whether to make proposals to the Secretary of State for a substantive change in those arrangements and what proposals, if any, to make and [F5Boundaries Scotland] shall formulate any such proposals accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F2S. 16 title substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 29(1)(b), 35; S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F3S. 16(2)(2A) substituted for s. 16(2) (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 29(1)(a), 35; S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F4Words in s. 16(3) substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(2)(e); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F5Words in s. 16(3) substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(3)(d); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 16 power to transfer or modify functions conferred (30.11.2000 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 19(3), 163(2)(3) (with s. 156(6))