134 Election court for local election in Scotland, and place of trial
Representation of the People Act 1983 (1983 c 2) | Legislation

134  Election court for local election in Scotland, and place of trial

(1)     An election petition questioning an election of councillors in Scotland, and all proceedings incidental to and consequent on it, except as otherwise provided, shall be tried—

(a)     by the sheriff principal of the sheriffdom within which the challenged election took place; or

(b)     where the election was in respect of a local authority whose area is situated within more than one sheriffdom, by the sheriffs principal of the sheriffdoms in which the area of the authority is situated; and where in such

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