{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-no-2-order-2016/article-3",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111033098",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (No. 2) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-no-2-order-2016",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011",
  "text": "In schedule 1 (Scottish local government election rules)—\n(a) in rule 25 (equipment of polling stations)—\n(i) in paragraph (4), omit the words after “outside every polling station”; and\n(ii) after paragraph (4), insert—\n“(4A) A notice in the form set out in Form 13A, or a form to the like effect, giving directions for the guidance of voters in voting, shall be exhibited in every compartment of every polling station.”;\n(b) in rule 43 (the count)—\n(i) in paragraph (1)(b), omit “if required to do so by a candidate or an election agent,”;\n(ii) in paragraph (5), for the words from “Where under” to “do so” substitute “The returning officer shall verify each ballot paper account”; and\n(iii) in paragraph (5), for “, which any election agent may copy” substitute “and shall, on request, supply a copy of that statement to any election agent”;\n(c) in rule 44 (rejected ballot papers), in paragraph (1)(a) after “electronic” insert “or other”; and\n(d) in Part VII (forms for use at Scottish local government elections)—\n(i) for Forms 1 and 8 to 12, substitute the equivalently numbered forms which are set out in the schedule of this order;\n(ii) for Form 13, substitute the forms numbered 13 and 13A which are set out in that schedule; and\n(iii) for Forms 14 and 15, substitute the equivalently numbered forms which are set out in that schedule.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111033098/article/3",
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  "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."
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