The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/3250
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

(2) This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after 30th April 1999.

Section 2 Interpretation

In the Schedule to this Order–

(a) a reference to–

(i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

(ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and

(b) the following abbreviations are used:–

“EW” for electoral ward;

“NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Section 3 Electoral arrangements

The area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar shall be divided into 31 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 4 Revocation

The Western Isles Islands Area (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1992 is hereby revoked.