In addition to being 18 or more years old, and not subject to any legal incapacity, candidates for local government elections in Scotland must, under section 29 of the 13 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973: • be registered as a local government elector for the local authority area in which they wish to stand on the day of nomination; • have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the local authority area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of the nomination; • have as a main or only place of work in the local authority area during the 12 months prior to the day of their nomination; or • have lived in the local authority area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of their nomination. 14 12.