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PART 4

REPRESENTATION OF ISLAND COMMUNITIES

Elections to the

18 Constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar (1) In schedule 1 of the (constituencies, regions and regional members) — (a) in paragraph 1(2), before paragraph (a) insert— “(za) the existing constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar,”, (b) in paragraph 3(1), for “1(2)(a)” substitute “ 1(2)(za), (a) ”, and (c) in paragraph 12, in Rule 2— (i) in paragraph (3), for “71” substitute “ 70 ”, and (ii) in paragraph (7), after “areas of” insert “ Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, ”. (2) In the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/501)— (a) article 2 is to be read as if Na h-Eileanan an Iar were not included in the “deposited data” within the meaning of article 2(2), and (b) in schedule 1— (i) in the introductory words before the table, after “than” insert “ Na h- Eileanan an Iar, ”, and (ii) in the table, the entry for the constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar is revoked. (3) In article 42(10) of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/425), after “article” insert “ the constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar, ”.

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Local government elections

19 Number of councillors in wards with inhabited islands In section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (electoral wards), after subsection (2), insert— “(2A) But, in relation to an electoral ward consisting wholly or partly of one or more inhabited islands (within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018), an order made under section 17 of the 1973 Act may determine that the number of councillors to be returned is either one or two.”.

Commencement Information I2 S. 19 in force at 4.10.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/282, reg. 2

20 Review of wards in certain local government areas (1) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this section, [F1Boundaries Scotland] must— (a) review the electoral arrangements for each local government area mentioned in subsection (2), for the purpose of considering future electoral arrangements for those areas, and (b) formulate proposals for those arrangements. (2) The local government areas are the areas of— (a) Council, (b) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, (c) Highland Council, (d) Council, (e) Orkney Islands Council, (f) Shetland Islands Council. (3) Part 2 of the 1973 Act applies to a review under subsection (1) as it applies to a review under section 16 of that Act except that section 17 of that Act has effect as if it required [F2Boundaries Scotland] to submit a report on the review before such date as the Scottish Ministers may direct. F3(4) ...... (5) In this section, “1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

Textual Amendments F1 Words in s. 20(1) substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 11(a); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch. F2 Words in s. 20(3) substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 11(b); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch. F3 S. 20(4) repealed (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 29(3), 35; S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch. Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 asp 12 3 Part 4 – Representation of Island Communities Document Generated: 2021-07-05 Changes to legislation: Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, Part 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 July 2021. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. (See end of Document for details) View outstanding changes

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Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters: Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions): – sch. para. 9A inserted by 2020 asp 11 Sch. 2 para. 9