http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/schedule/6ALocal Government (Scotland) Act 1973An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in Scotland; to amend Part II of the Transport Act 1968; and for connected purposes.1984-01-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-07-24Expert Participation2024-06-19Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973Sch. 7 para. 7(3)Local Government and Housing Act 1989Sch. 11 para. 36s. 195(2) SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 6A<Addition ChangeId="key-4491f562cdd9724bf0383fa046747bb4-1660299903770" CommentaryRef="key-4491f562cdd9724bf0383fa046747bb4">Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals</Addition>Section 29(8)<Addition ChangeId="key-4491f562cdd9724bf0383fa046747bb4-1660299903770" CommentaryRef="key-4491f562cdd9724bf0383fa046747bb4">List of countries for the purposes of section 29(8)</Addition>1This is the list of countries referred to in section 29(8)—DenmarkLuxembourgPolandPortugalSpain.<Addition ChangeId="key-4491f562cdd9724bf0383fa046747bb4-1660299903770" CommentaryRef="key-4491f562cdd9724bf0383fa046747bb4">Amendment of list of countries</Addition>2The Scottish Ministers must by regulations add a country to the list in paragraph 1 where—athe United Kingdom and the country intend to become parties to a relevant treaty, andbsection 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification) applies in relation to the relevant treaty and the requirements of that section have been met such that the relevant treaty may be ratified.3The Scottish Ministers may by regulations remove a country for the time being listed in paragraph 1 where the country ceases to be a party to a relevant treaty to which the United Kingdom is also a party.4Regulations under paragraph 2 or 3—amay include incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision,bare subject to the negative procedure.5In this schedule—“ratification”, in relation to a treaty, is to be construed in accordance with section 25(3) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010,“relevant treaty” means a treaty containing provision relating to eligibility to stand as a candidate at local government elections,“treaty” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (see section 25 of that Act).Sch. 6A inserted (20.7.2022) by Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Act 2022 (asp 4), ss. 1(3), 3Word in Sch. 6A para. 1 inserted (7.5.2024) by The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (Denmark) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/101), regs. 1, 2(2)
