(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, a person shall be disqualified for being nominated as a candidate for election as, or for being elected, or for being, a member of a local authority if—
(a)F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)he is a person whose estate has been sequestrated by a court in Scotland or who has been adjudged bankrupt elsewhere than in Scotland; or
[F2(ba)he is subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order;]
(c)he has, within five years before the day of nomination, or election or since his election, as the case may be, been convicted in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Irish Republic of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine; or
(d)he is disqualified for being elected or for being a member of that authority under Part III of the [F3M1Representation of the People Act 1983].
[F4(1A)A person is disqualified for being a member of a joint board if he or a partner of his holds any paid office or employment (other than the office of [F5convener or depute convener] of the board) or other place of profit in the gift or disposal of the board.]
(2)Where a person is disqualified under subsection (1) above by reason of his estate having been sequestrated, the disqualification shall cease if and when—
(a)the sequestration of his estate is recalled or reduced; or
[F6(b)he is discharged under or by virtue of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985.]
(3)Where a person is disqualified under subsection (1) above by reason of having been adjudged bankrupt, then—
(a)if the bankruptcy is annulled on the ground that he ought not to have been adjudged bankrupt or on the ground that his debts have been paid in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date of the annulment;
(b)if he is discharged with a certificate that the bankruptcy was caused by misfortune without any misconduct on his part, the disqualification shall cease on the date of his discharge; and
(c)if he is discharged without such a certificate, his disqualification shall cease on the expiration of five years from the date of his discharge.
[F7(3A)A person who is for the time being an officer or employee of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority or an employee of a subsidiary of that Authority shall be disqualified for being appointed or for being a member of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority.]
[F8(3B)In subsection (1)(ba) above, “bankruptcy restrictions order” means—
(a)a bankruptcy restrictions order made under section 56A of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985;
(b)a bankruptcy restrictions undertaking entered into under section 56G of that Act;
(c)a bankruptcy restrictions order made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4A to the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45); or
(d)a bankruptcy restrictions undertaking entered into under paragraph 7 of that Schedule.]
F9(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1S. 31(1)(a) repealed (20.1.2005) by Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9), ss. 7(1), 17(2); S.S.I. 2004/558, art. 2
F2S. 31(1)(ba) inserted (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), ss. 4(a), 227(3) (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1) (with arts. 4-6, 10)
F3Words substituted by Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), s. 206, Sch. 8 para. 15(b)
F5Words in s. 31(1)(a)(1A) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 92(8)(a); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F6S. 31(2)(b) substituted by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66, SIF 66), s. 75(1), Sch. 7 para. 12
F7S. 31(3A) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 92(8)(b); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F8S. 31(3B) inserted (1.4.2008) by Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), ss. 4(b), 227(3) (with s. 223); S.S.I. 2008/115, art. 3(1) (with arts. 4-6, 10)
F9S. 31(4) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 92(8)(c), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 31 applied (with modifications) (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1995/3026, arts. 1(2), 14
C2S. 31(1)(2)(3) applied (temp. from 6.4.1995 to 1.4.1996) by S.I. 1994/3255, art. 3, Sch. I para. 1
Marginal Citations