Commentary on Sections Part 3: Elections Section 25: Disposal of election documents in Scotland
124.Section 25 amends section 63 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1983 Act. The amendment to section 63 omits the words “Sheriff Clerk”. The amendment to Schedule 1 substitutes a revised rule 58 in the PERs, which confers responsibility for the storage of, and provision of access to, the election records and documents for a United Kingdom Parliamentary election in Scotland on the Parliamentary Returning Officer for the election.