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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-scotland-amendment-regulations-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2017/9780111155523",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-scotland-amendment-regulations-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRepresentation Of The People, Scotland\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission before making these Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”), a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9D(3), 9E(2) and (6), 10ZC(3), 10ZD(3), 53(1) and (3) of, and paragraphs 1(2) and (2A), 3ZA, 3C, and 13(2) of Schedule 2 to, the 1983 Act and paragraph 7B of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41. There are amendments to section 7 but none is relevant to this instrument."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. Section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 69 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41) and article 5(b) of S.I. 1991/1728. Section 201(2) applies to regulations made under paragraph 7B of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) by virtue of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4 to that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 9D was inserted by section 4, and section 9E by section 5, of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”) (c. 6). Sections 10ZC and 10ZD were inserted by section 1 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the 2013 Act. Section 53(1) and (3) was amended by paragraphs 1 and 13 of Schedule 1, and Schedule 7, to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) (c. 2) and paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50). Paragraphs 1(2) of Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”) (c.2) was amended by section 8 of, and paragraphs 1 and 24 of Schedule 1 to, the 2000 Act and by section 12(1) of, and paragraph 20 of Schedule 4 to, the 2013 Act. Paragraph 3C of Schedule 2 to the 1983 Act was amendment by paragraph 20 of Schedule 4 to, the 2013 Act. Paragraph 1(2A) and 3ZA of Schedule 2 to the 1983 Act were inserted by section 2 of the 2013 Act. Paragraph 10B was inserted by section 9 of the 2000 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2000 c. 2. Paragraph 7B was inserted by section 14(4) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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