# The Crofting Commission (Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2011, Regulation 53: Retention of documents

Extent: S

(1) The registration officer must retain—
(a) for five years all—
(i) electronic copies mentioned in regulation 50(1)(b), forwarded to the registration officer under regulation 51;
(ii) copies of the record given to the registration officer under regulation 48(1A)(b); and
(iii) election expenses returns forwarded to the registration officer under regulation 64(2); and
(b) for one year all other documents relating to an election forwarded to the registration officer in pursuance of these Regulations by a returning officer.
(2) At the expiry of the period in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), the registration officer must, unless otherwise directed by an order of a sheriff principal, cause the items retained under that sub-paragraph to be destroyed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/456/regulation/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-commission-elections-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-53
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