Part IS Local Government Reorganisation

Chapter 1S Local Government Areas, Authorities and Elections

6 Date of elections.S

For subsection (1) of section 43 of the Representation of the M1People Act 1983 (day of ordinary local elections in Scotland) substitute—

(1)In every year in which ordinary elections of councillors for local government areas in Scotland are held, the day of election is—

(a)the first Thursday in May; or

(b)such other day as may be fixed by the Secretary of State by order made by statutory instrument not later than 1st February in the year preceding the year or, in the case of an order affecting more than one year, the first year in which the order is to take effect.

(1A)An order made under subsection (1)(b) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament..

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