Commentary on Provisions Disqualification orders under Elections Act 2022 Section 16 – Local authorities: disqualifications for nomination, election and holding office
57.Section 31 of the 1973 Act provides the grounds by which a person is disqualified for nomination, election and holding office as a member of a local authority. Section 16 therefore provides that a person who is subject to a Scottish disqualification order is also disqualified from being a member of a local authority (but see commentary on effect of section 18).