For clause 2 of Schedule 3A to the Local Government Act 1989 substitute —
(1) The returning officer must exclude from participation in a countback any candidate which the returning officer knows has died or has otherwise ceased to be eligible to be elected as a Councillor.
(2) An exclusion under subclause (1) may be made—
(a) before the public notice is published under clause 6; or
(b) after the public notice is published under clause 6 unless the countback procedure has been commenced.".