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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-17",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2015/9780111029916",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2015",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Withdrawal of candidates",
  "text": "(1) A candidate for return as a constituency member may withdraw that candidate’s candidature by notice of withdrawal—\n(a) signed by the candidate and attested by one witness; and\n(b) delivered to the CRO at the place for delivery of constituency nomination papers.\n(2) A candidate for return as a regional member may withdraw that candidate’s candidature by notice of withdrawal—\n(a) signed by the candidate and attested by one witness; and\n(b) delivered to the RRO at the place or a place for delivery of individual nomination papers and regional lists.\n(3) A registered party may withdraw the candidature of any or all of the candidates included in a regional list of that party by notice of withdrawal—\n(a) signed by the party’s nominating officer and attested by one witness; and\n(b) delivered to the RRO at the place or places for the delivery of regional lists.\n(4) Where a candidate in a regional list has been withdrawn in accordance with this rule the RRO shall delete the name and address of that candidate from the list.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2015/9780111029916/schedule/2/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:34:43.999227+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."
}