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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-cairngorms-national-park-elections-scotland-order-2003/article-40",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2003/0110617177",
  "legislation_title": "The Cairngorms National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-cairngorms-national-park-elections-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "article/40",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "The count",
  "text": "(1) The returning officer shall count such of the ballot papers as have been duly returned for each ward and record the number counted.\n(2) The returning officer shall so far as practicable proceed continuously with counting the votes, allowing only time for refreshment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2003/0110617177/article/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:39:43.891738+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}