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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-scotland-amendment-no-2-regulations-2014/regulation-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111118719",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014",
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  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001",
  "text": "After regulation 35 (registration officer’s right to inspect certain records) insert—\n“Disclosure of certain local authorities’ records\n35A. (1) The council by which a registration officer was appointed may disclose to that registration officer information contained in records held by that council, for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1983 Act.\n(2) A disclosure under paragraph (1) may be made only in accordance with a written agreement between the council and the registration officer regulating the processing of the information, including its transfer, storage, destruction and security.\n(3) Where a council refuses a request by a registration officer to disclose information under paragraph (1) it must give the registration officer written reasons for its refusal.”",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111118719/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:12:24.473585+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."
}