PART 2THE FRANCHISE AND ITS EXERCISE

Constituency returning officers14

The constituency returning officer for a Scottish parliamentary election shall be—

a

in the case of a constituency wholly situated in one local government area, the person who under section 41 of the 1983 Act (returning officers: local elections in Scotland) is the returning officer at elections of councillors for the local authority for that area;

b

in the case of a constituency situated in more than one local government area, such person mentioned above as the Secretary of State may by order direct.