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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2003 No. 2

COUNTRYSIDE

The Cairngorms National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2003

  Made 6th January 2003 
  Coming into force in accordance with article 1


ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES


PART I

GENERAL
1. Citation and commencement
2. Interpretation

PART II

ELECTIONS
3. Returning officer etc.
4. Payment of expenses of returning officer
5. Election of persons as members
6. Qualification for nomination, election and holding office as a member
7. Disqualifications for nomination, election and holding office as a member
8. Filling of casual vacancies
9. Timetable
10. Notice of election
11. Nomination of candidates
12. Consent to nomination
13. Subscription of nomination paper
14. Withdrawal of candidates
15. Nomination in more than one electoral ward
16. Inspection of nomination papers
17. Method of election and notice of uncontested election
18. Manner of voting at elections
19. Ballot papers
20. Absent voters
21. Closing dates for applications
22. Grant or refusal of applications
23. List kept under article 20
24. The official mark
25. Prohibition of disclosure of vote

PART III

ISSUE AND RECEIPT OF BALLOT PAPERS
26. Interpretation of Part III
27. Issue of ballot papers
28. Appointment of counting agents
29. Order for issuing ballot papers
30. Notification of requirement of secrecy
31. Notice of issue of ballot papers
32. Refusal to issue ballot paper
33. Envelopes
34. Delivery of ballot papers
35. Spoilt ballot papers and covering envelopes
36. Lost ballot papers
37. Opening of ballot box
38. Opening of covering envelopes
39. Attendance at counting of votes
40. The count
41. Re-count
42. Rejected ballot papers
43. Decisions on ballot papers
44. Equality of votes
45. Declaration of result
46. Sealing up of ballot papers
47. Delivery of documents
48. Orders for production of documents
49. Retention and public inspection of documents
50. Countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate

PART IV

MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
51. Election expenses
52. Election expenses returns
53. Effect of misdescription

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000[
1], and of all powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 34(5) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:



PART I

GENERAL

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Cairngorms National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Interpretation
    
2. In this Order-



PART II

ELECTIONS

Returning officer etc.
     3.  - (1) The returning officer at an election shall be the person who, under section 41 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, is the returning officer at elections of councillors for the Highland Council.

    (2) An election is not liable to be questioned by reason of a defect in the title, or want of title, of the person presiding at or conducting the election, if that person was then in actual possession of, or acting in, the office giving the right to preside at or conduct the election.

Payment of expenses of returning officer
    
4.  - (1) Any expenses properly incurred by the returning officer in the performance of his or her functions under this Order (in this article referred to as "returning expenses") shall be paid-

    (2) The Scottish Ministers, in the case of the first election, and the Authority, in the case of every other election may pay to the returning officer such fees as they consider appropriate.

    (3) On the request of the returning officer for an advance on account of returning expenses, the Scottish Ministers (in the case of the first election) and the Authority (in the case of every other election) may, if they think fit, make such an advance to him or her of such an amount and subject to such conditions as they may approve.

Election of persons as members
    
5.  - (1) The poll at elections subsequent to the first election shall be held on the first Thursday occurring four years after the day on which the previous poll was held.

    (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) above, a poll at an election to fill any vacancy held in accordance with article 8 below shall be disregarded.

    (3) Elected members shall cease to hold office on the day of the poll at the next election following that at which they were elected.

    (4) The National Park shall be divided into five electoral wards, which shall comprise the areas described in the Schedule to this Order and each such ward shall return 1 member.

Qualification for nomination, election and holding office as a member
    
6. A person shall, unless disqualified by virtue of this Order, be qualified for being nominated as a candidate for election as, or for being elected, or for being an elected member only if he or she has attained the age of 21 years.

Disqualifications for nomination, election and holding office as a member
    
7.  - (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, a person shall be disqualified-

    (2) Where a person is disqualified under paragraph (1) above by reason of his or her estate having been sequestrated, the disqualification shall cease if and when-

    (3) Where a person is disqualified under paragraph (1) above by reason of having been adjudged bankrupt, then-

Filling of casual vacancies
     8. On a vacancy occurring in the office of member other than by virtue of article 5(3) above, an election to fill that vacancy shall be held within three months from the date on which the vacancy is deemed, by the returning officer, to have occurred, and the day of the poll at that election shall be fixed by the returning officer.

Timetable
    
9.  - (1) The proceedings at an election shall be conducted in accordance with the following table:-

Proceeding Time
     1. Publication of notice of election.

Not later than 8 weeks before the day of the poll.
     2. Delivery of nomination papers.

Not later than 4.00 p.m. on any day after the date of the publication of the notice of election but not later than 5 weeks before the day of the poll.
     3. Delivery of notices of withdrawals of candidature.

Within the time for the delivery of nomination papers at the election.
     4. Publication of statement of persons nominated.

Within 24 hours after the close of the time for the delivery of nomination papers at the election.

    (2) At any election held under article 8 above (filling of casual vacancies) the timetable prescribed in paragraph (1) above shall apply subject to any modifications necessary to secure completion of the proceedings listed in items 1 to 4 in the first column of that timetable, before the date fixed as the day of the poll at that election.

Notice of election
    
10. The returning officer shall publish notice of the election in such form as he or she thinks fit.

Nomination of candidates
    
11.  - (1) Each candidate shall be nominated by a separate nomination paper, in such form as the returning officer thinks fit, delivered at the place or places fixed for the purpose by the returning officer.

    (2) The nomination paper shall state the name and address of the candidate, the surname being placed first.

    (3) At an election each candidate may deliver to the returning officer within the time for delivery of nomination papers one postal communication, addressed to each elector containing matter relating to the election only and not exceeding 250 words, which shall be sent by the returning officer to each elector with the ballot paper sent in accordance with article 27 below.

    (4) Where, in the opinion of the returning officer, the contents of any postal communication referred to in paragraph (3) above are unlawful, he or she may refuse to comply with the provisions of that paragraph.

Consent to nomination
    
12. A person shall not be validly nominated unless his or her consent to nomination is given in writing on the nomination paper dated between the date of the publication of the notice of election and the last day for the delivery of nomination papers.

Subscription of nomination paper
    
13.  - (1) The nomination paper shall give the electoral number of each person subscribing it.

    (2) The nomination paper shall be subscribed by two electors as proposer and seconder, and by four other electors for that electoral ward as assenting to the nomination.

    (3) As soon as practicable after each nomination paper has been delivered, the returning officer shall examine it and decide whether the candidate has been validly nominated.

    (4) Where the returning officer decides that a nomination paper is invalid, he or she shall endorse and sign on the paper the fact and the reasons for his or her decision.

    (5) The returning officer shall send notice of his or her decision that a nomination paper is valid or invalid to each candidate at his or her home address as given in his or her nomination paper.

    (6) The returning officer's decision that a nomination paper is valid or invalid shall be final and shall not be questioned in any proceeding whatsoever.

    (7) A person shall not subscribe more than one nomination paper in respect of the same electoral ward and, if he or she does, his or her signature shall be inoperative on any paper other than the one first delivered, but he or she shall not be prevented from subscribing a nomination paper by reason only of his or her having subscribed that of a candidate who has died or withdrawn before delivery of the first mentioned paper.

Withdrawal of candidates
    
14. A candidate may withdraw his or her candidature by notice of withdrawal in such form as the returning officer thinks fit-

Nomination in more than one electoral ward
    
15. If at an election a candidate is validly nominated for more than one electoral ward, he or she shall withdraw from his or her candidature in all but one of those wards; and if he or she does not so withdraw before the close of nominations, he or she shall be deemed to have withdrawn as a candidate for election to all of those wards.

Inspection of nomination papers
    
16. Any person may inspect and take copies of, or extracts from, nomination papers during ordinary office hours on any day other than-

after the latest time for delivery of nomination papers and before the date of the poll.

Method of election and notice of uncontested election
     17.  - (1) If at the close of nominations, two or more candidates remain validly nominated for an electoral ward, the member for that ward shall be elected from among them at a poll under article 5 or, as the case may be, 8 above.

    (2) If one candidate only remains validly nominated as aforesaid, the returning officer shall cause public notice to be given that there will be no poll in that ward, and that on the day when the poll at the election would have been held, that candidate shall be declared elected in accordance with the provisions of article 45 below.

    (3) If no candidates for an electoral ward are validly nominated as aforesaid, a further election to fill the vacancy shall be held within three months of the day when the poll at the election would have been held.

    (4) The public notice to be given under this article shall be in such form as the returning officer thinks fit.

Manner of voting at elections
    
18. A person entitled to vote as an elector at an election may vote only by post.

Ballot papers
    
19.  - (1) The ballot of every voter shall consist of a ballot paper and the persons remaining validly nominated for the electoral ward after any withdrawals under this Order, and no other persons, shall be entitled to have their names inserted in the ballot paper.

    (2) Every ballot paper shall be in such form as the returning officer thinks fit, and-

Absent voters
    
20.  - (1) Where a person applies to the registration officer for his or her ballot paper to be sent to an address other than the address in respect of which he or she will be registered at an election, the registration officer shall grant the application if he or she is satisfied that the applicant is or will be registered in the register of local government electors at an address within the National Park.

    (2) The registration officer shall, in respect of each election, keep a special list ("the absent voters list") consisting of a list of those whose applications under paragraph (1) above for their ballot papers to be sent to a different address have been granted, together with the addresses provided by them in their applications as the addresses to which their ballot papers are to be sent.

    (3) The registration officer shall remove a person from the record kept under paragraph (2) above if he or she applies to the registration officer to be removed.

Closing dates for applications
    
21. An application under article 20 above shall be disregarded for the purposes of any election if it is received by the registration officer after 5.00 p.m. 5 weeks before the day of the poll at that election.

Grant or refusal of applications
    
22.  - (1) Where the registration officer grants an application under article 20 above he or she shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of his or her decision.

    (2) Where the registration officer disallows an application under article 20 above, he or she shall notify the applicant of his or her decision and of the reason for his or her decision, and he or she shall date such notification.

    (3) Where under article 21 above the registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of any particular election, he or she shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of this.

List kept under article 20
    
23.  - (1) Subject to the provisions of this article the list kept under article 20 above shall be in such form as the registration officer thinks fit.

    (2) The registration officer shall make available for inspection at his or her office a copy of the list kept under article 20 above.

The official mark
    
24.  - (1) Every ballot paper shall be marked with an official mark.

    (2) The official mark shall be kept secret, and an interval of not less than five years shall intervene between the use of the same official mark at elections.

Prohibition of disclosure of vote
    
25. No person who has voted at an election shall, in any legal proceeding to question the election, be required to state for whom he or she voted.



PART III

ISSUE AND RECEIPT OF BALLOT PAPERS

Interpretation of Part III
    
26. For the purposes of this Part of this Order-

Issue of ballot papers
    
27. The returning officer shall as soon as practicable send to each elector-

a ballot paper together with instructions for completing it in such form as the returning officer thinks fit, an envelope for its return and the postal communication referred to in article 11 above.

Appointment of counting agents
    
28.  - (1) Each candidate may, before the commencement of the poll, appoint such number of counting agents as the returning officer considers appropriate to attend at the issue of ballot papers and the counting of the votes.

    (2) Notice in writing of the appointment, stating the names and addresses of the persons appointed, shall be given by the candidate to the returning officer not later than 3 weeks before the day of the poll.

Order for issuing ballot papers
    
29.  - (1) The returning officer shall first issue ballot papers to those electors included as voting by post in the absent voters list for the election and shall place a mark in that list and in the register of electors against the number of the elector (which he or she shall also mark with the letter "A") to denote that-

    (2) The returning officer shall secondly issue ballot papers to every elector in the register of electors against whose number no mark has been placed and shall then place a mark against the number of that elector to denote that a ballot paper has been issued but without showing the particular ballot paper issued.

Notification of requirement of secrecy
    
30. Every person attending the proceedings in connection with the issue or the receipt of ballot papers shall maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting and shall not-

Notice of issue of ballot papers
    
31.  - (1) The returning officer shall give each candidate not less than 48 hours' notice in writing of the time and place at which he or she will issue ballot papers and of the number of agents the candidate may appoint under article 28 above to attend that issue.

    (2) Where any subsequent issue of ballot papers is made, the returning officer shall notify each candidate as soon as practicable of the time and place at which he or she will make such subsequent issue and of the number of agents the candidate may appoint under article 28 above to attend such issue.

Refusal to issue ballot paper
    
32. Where a returning officer is satisfied that two or more entries in the absent voters list or in the register relate to the same elector he or she shall not issue more than one ballot paper in respect of that elector in respect of any one election.

Envelopes
    
33. The envelope which the returning officer is required by article 27 above to send to a voter for the return of the ballot paper is referred to as a "covering envelope".

Delivery of ballot papers
    
34.  - (1) For the purposes of delivering ballot papers, the returning officer may use-

    (2) Where the services of a universal postal service provider or commercial delivery firm are to be used, envelopes addressed to voters shall be counted and delivered by the returning officer with such form of receipt to be endorsed by that provider or firm as may be arranged.

    (3) Delivery of all envelopes addressed to voters and all covering envelopes shall be pre-paid by the returning officer.

Spoilt ballot papers and covering envelopes
    
35.  - (1) If a voter has inadvertently dealt with his or her ballot paper in such manner that it cannot be conveniently used as a ballot paper (referred to as "a spoilt ballot paper") he or she may return (either by hand or by post) to the returning officer the spoilt ballot paper and the covering envelope.

    (2) If a voter has inadvertently dealt with his or her covering envelope in such manner that it cannot be conveniently used as a covering envelope (referred to as "a spoilt covering envelope") he or she may return (either by hand or post) to the returning officer the spoilt covering envelope.

    (3) On receipt of the documents referred to in paragraphs (1) or (2) above, the returning officer shall issue another ballot paper or covering envelope, as the case may be, except where those documents are received too late for another ballot paper to be returned before the close of the poll.

Lost ballot papers
    
36.  - (1) Where an elector has not received his or her ballot paper by the third day before the day of the poll, he or she may apply (whether or not in person) to the returning officer for a replacement ballot paper.

    (2) Such an application shall include evidence of the elector's identity.

    (3) Where the application is received by the returning officer before 5.00 p.m. on the day before the day of the poll and the returning officer-

he or she shall issue another ballot paper;

    (4) The returning officer shall enter in a list kept for the purpose ("the list of lost ballot papers")-

    (5) Articles 19, 24 and 27 above shall apply to the issue of a replacement ballot paper under paragraph (3) above as they apply to any ballot paper.

    (6) Where an elector applies in person, the returning officer may hand a replacement ballot paper to him or her instead of delivering it in accordance with articles 27 and 34 above.

Opening of ballot box
    
37.  - (1) The returning officer shall provide one or more ballot boxes for the receipt of ballot papers.

    (2) Every ballot box referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be marked "ballot papers" and with the electoral ward for which the election is held.

    (3) Covering envelopes received by the returning officer until the close of the poll shall be placed in the ballot box or boxes.

    (4) The returning officer shall make provision for the safe custody of every such ballot box.

    (5) Every such ballot box shall be opened at the counting of the votes under article 40 of this Order.

Opening of covering envelopes
    
38.  - (1) When a ballot box has been opened, the returning officer shall count and note the number of covering envelopes, and shall then open each covering envelope separately.

    (2) Where a covering envelope does not contain a ballot paper the returning officer shall mark the covering envelope "rejected", attach to it the contents (if any) of the covering envelope and place it in a separate receptacle (referred to as "the receptacle for rejected votes").

    (3) Where the covering envelope does contain a ballot paper, the returning officer shall place it in a different receptacle from the receptacle for rejected votes.

Attendance at counting of votes
    
39.  - (1) The returning officer shall make arrangements for counting the votes in the presence of the counting agents as soon as practicable after 4.00 p.m. on the day of the poll and shall give to the counting agents notice in writing of the time and place at which he or she will begin to count the votes.

    (2) No person other than-

may be present at the counting of the votes, unless permitted by the returning officer to attend.

    (3) A person not entitled to attend at the counting of the votes shall not be permitted to do so by the returning officer unless he or she is satisfied that the efficient counting of the votes will not be impeded.

    (4) The returning officer shall give the counting agents all such reasonable facilities for overseeing the proceedings, and all such information with respect to them, as he or she can give them consistently with the orderly conduct of the proceedings and the discharge of his or her duties in connection with them.

    (5) In particular, where the votes are counted by sorting the ballot papers according to the candidate for whom the vote is given and then counting the number of ballot papers for each candidate, the counting agents shall be entitled to satisfy themselves that the ballot papers are correctly sorted.

The count
    
40.  - (1) The returning officer shall count such of the ballot papers as have been duly returned for each ward and record the number counted.

    (2) The returning officer shall so far as practicable proceed continuously with counting the votes, allowing only time for refreshment.

Re-count
    
41.  - (1) A candidate may, if present when the counting or any re-count of the votes is completed, require the returning officer to have the votes re-counted or again re-counted but the returning officer may refuse to do so if in his or her opinion the request is unreasonable.

    (2) No step shall be taken on the completion of the counting or any re-count of votes until the candidates present at its completion have been given a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right conferred by this article.

Rejected ballot papers
    
42.  - (1) Any ballot paper-

shall, subject to paragraph (2) below, be null and void and not counted.

    (2) A ballot paper on which the vote is marked-

shall not for such reason be deemed to be null and void if an intention that the vote shall be for one or other of the candidates clearly appears, and the way the paper is marked does not itself identify the voter and it is not shown that he or she can be identified by it.

    (3) The returning officer shall endorse the word "rejected" on any ballot paper which under this article is not to be counted, and shall add to the endorsement the words "rejection objected to" if any objection is made by a counting agent to his or her decision.

    (4) The returning officer shall draw up a statement showing the number of ballot papers rejected, under the several heads of-

Decisions on ballot papers
    
43. The decision of the returning officer on any question arising in respect of a ballot paper shall be final.

Equality of votes
    
44. Where, after the counting of the votes (including any re-count) is completed, an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates and the addition of a vote would entitle any of those candidates to be declared elected, the returning officer shall forthwith decide between those candidates by lot, and proceed as if the candidate on whom the lot falls had received an additional vote.

Declaration of result
    
45.  - (1) In a contested election, when the result of the poll has been ascertained, the returning officer shall forthwith-

    (2) Where notice of an uncontested election has been given under article 17 above the returning officer shall-

Sealing up of ballot papers
    
46. On the completion of the counting at a contested election the returning officer shall seal up in separate packets the counted and rejected ballot papers.

Delivery of documents
    
47. The returning officer shall then forward to the proper officer of the Authority, the following documents:-

Orders for production of documents
    
48.  - (1) An order-

may be made by the sheriff principal having jurisdiction in the National Park, and, where more than one sheriff principal has jurisdiction in the said area, by any such sheriff principal, on being satisfied by evidence on oath that the order is required for the purpose of instituting or maintaining a prosecution for an offence in relation to ballot papers, or for the purpose of civil proceedings.

    (2) An order under this article may be made subject to such conditions as to-

as the sheriff principal making the order may think expedient; but in making and carrying into effect an order for the inspection of counted ballot papers, care shall be taken that the way in which the vote of any particular elector has been given shall not be disclosed until it has been proved that the vote was given and that the vote has been declared by a competent court to be invalid.

    (3) An appeal lies to the Court of Session from any order of a sheriff principal under this article.

    (4) Any power given under this article to a sheriff principal may be exercised otherwise than in open court.

    (5) Where an order is made for the production by the proper officer of the Authority of any document in his or her possession relating to any specified election-

Retention and public inspection of documents
    
49.  - (1) The proper officer of the Authority shall retain for six months all ballot papers, statements of rejected ballot papers, marked registers and marked absent voters lists relating to an election forwarded to him or her in pursuance of this Order by a returning officer, and then, unless otherwise directed by an order of a sheriff principal, shall cause them to be destroyed.

    (2) Those documents, except ballot papers, shall be open to public inspection at such time and in such manner as the proper officer of the Authority may determine.

    (3) The proper officer of the Authority shall, on request, supply copies of or extracts from the documents open to public inspection on payment of such fees and subject to such conditions as he or she may determine.

Countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate
    
50.  - (1) If at a contested election proof is given to the returning officer's satisfaction before the result of the election is declared that one of the persons named or to be named as candidate in the ballot papers has died, then the returning officer shall countermand notice of the poll or, if ballot papers have been issued, direct that the poll be abandoned, and the provisions of article 8 of this Order apply in respect of filling any such vacancy as then exists.

    (2) The provisions of this Order as to the inspection, production, retention and destruction of ballot papers and other documents relating to a poll at an election apply to any such documents relating to a poll abandoned by reason of a candidate's death, with the following modifications:-



PART IV

MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

Election expenses
    
51. No sum shall be paid and no expense shall be incurred by a candidate at an election, whether before, during or after an election, on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the election, in excess of £250.

Election expenses returns
    
52.  - (1) Within 35 days after the day on which the result of the election is declared every candidate at the election shall deliver to the returning officer a true return and declaration in such form as the returning officer thinks fit containing as respects that candidate a statement of all payments made by that candidate together with all the bills or receipts.

    (2) The returning officer shall then forward the returns to the proper officer of the Authority.

    (3) The provisions of article 49 above shall apply to elections expenses returns.

Effect of misdescription
    
53. No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place named-

affects the full operation of the document with respect to that person or place in any case where the description of the person or place is such as to be commonly understood.


ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
6th January 2003



SCHEDULE
Article 5(4)


ELECTORAL WARDS


Electoral Ward Area
1. Commencing on the boundary of the National Park at national grid reference 282171, 785820; then following the National Park boundary to national grid reference 283660, 812347 (summit of Geal-charn Mor); then running south to national grid reference 284058, 806352; then following the boundary between the Badenoch East and the Badenoch West electoral wards of the Highland local government area to national grid reference 282171, 785820.
2. Commencing on the boundary of the National Park at national grid reference 282171, 785820; then running northwards to follow the boundary of Electoral Ward 1 of the National Park to national grid reference 283660, 812347 (summit of Geal-charn Mor); then following the National Park boundary to national grid reference 284795, 814398 (summit of Geal charn Beag); then following the boundary between the Badenoch East and the Strathspey North East electoral wards of the Highland local government area to national grid reference 286187, 813165 (summit of Carn Dearg Mor); then following the boundary between the Strathspey North East and the Strathspey South electoral wards of the Highland local government area to national grid reference 313559, 813515; then running southwest to follow the boundary between Highland and Moray local government areas to national grid reference 298088, 801710; then following the boundary between Highland and Aberdeenshire local government areas to the National Park boundary at national grid reference 290470, 784189; then running westwards following the National Park boundary to national grid reference 282171, 785820.
3. Commencing on the boundary of the National Park at national grid reference 284795, 814398; then following the National Park boundary to national grid reference 313708, 828942 (summit of Carn Eachie); then running southwards following the boundary between Highland and Moray local government areas to national grid reference 313559, 813515; then running westwards following the boundary of Electoral Ward 2 of the National Park to national grid reference 284795, 814398.
4. Commencing on the boundary of the National Park at national grid reference 313708, 828942 (summit of Carn Eachie); then running east then south-east to follow the National Park boundary to national grid reference 339420, 804256; then running westwards to national grid reference 336544, 804035; then running north westwards to national grid reference 335717, 804895; then running westwards following the boundary between Donside and Cromar and Upper Deeside electoral wards of the Aberdeenshire local government area to national grid reference 320085, 805293 (summit of Meikle Geal Charn); then running westwards following the boundary between Moray and Aberdeenshire local government areas to national grid reference 298088, 801710; then running north eastwards to follow the boundary between Moray and Highland local government areas to national grid reference 313708, 828942 (summit of Carn Eachie).
5. Commencing on the boundary of the National Park at national grid reference 339420, 804256; then running westwards following the boundary of Electoral Ward 4 of the National Park to national grid reference 298088, 801710; then running south westwards then south following the boundary between Highland and Aberdeenshire local government areas to national grid reference 290470, 784189; then running east and north to follow the boundary of the National Park to national grid reference 339420, 804256.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order sets out the arrangements under which direct elections to the Cairngorms National Park Authority shall be conducted.

It designates the returning officer of Highland Council as the returning officer for each election (article 3) and provides for expenses (article 4).

It divides the National Park into five wards, with each ward returning one member (article 5 and the Schedule to the Order). The map annexed to and forming part of this note gives a general guide to the wards and the area affected by this Order.

Provision is made for the filling of casual vacancies (article 8). It sets out provisions relating to qualification and disqualification for membership of the National Park Authority (articles 6 and 7). The timetable for conducting elections and provision regarding notice are detailed in articles 9 and 10.

The procedures for nomination of candidates are detailed in articles 11 to 16. Arrangements for the method of election, manner of voting (only by post), the form of the ballot papers and arrangements for absent voters are detailed in articles 17 to 25.

Part III of the Order sets out arrangements for the issue and receipt of ballot papers, the counting of ballot papers and the declaration of result (articles 26 to 50).

Part IV of the Order includes miscellaneous provisions relating to candidates' expenses and election returns (articles 51 to 53).

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Notes:

[1] 2000 asp 10.back

[2] 1973 c.65.back

[3] S.S.I. 2003/1.back

[4] 1994 c.39. Section 2 has been subject to amendments which are not relevant to this Order.back

[5] 1983 c.2.back

[6] 1985 c.66.back

[7] 1971 c.80.back



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