http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/section/9/enactedLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1973Local governmentGambling and lottery licencesCouncil housingWaste local planPlanning (town and country)King's Printer of Acts of Parliament2019-11-22Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973Sch. 7 para. 7(3)Local Government and Housing Act 1989Sch. 11 para. 36s. 195(2)PART ILocal Government Areas, Authorities and ElectionsElection of CouncillorsElection where poll abandoned or countermanded on death of candidate91If at an election of a councillor for a local authority the poll is, in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1969, abandoned or countermanded by reason of the death of a candidate, the returning officer for the election which, by reason of such abandonment or countermanding, has not been duly held or has failed, shall order an election to be held as soon as practicable thereafter on a date to be fixed by him, and he shall remain the returning officer for that election.2At any such election, no fresh nomination shall be necessary in the case of a candidate who remained validly nominated for the election in respect of which the poll was abandoned or countermanded.1969 c. 15.
