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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-transitional-election-arrangements-scotland-order-1994/schedule-V/part-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3255",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Transitional Election Arrangements) (Scotland) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-transitional-election-arrangements-scotland-order-1994",
  "path": "schedule/V/part/3",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "3 The 1986 Rules\nParagraph 4\nFor the words “means a region, islands area or district”, substitute the words “means a local government area within the meaning of the Representation of the People Act 1983 as applied by the Local Government (Transitional Election Arrangements) (Scotland) Order 1994”.\nAfter paragraph 4, there shall be inserted—\n“4A In these rules, any reference to the proper officer of a council shall be taken as a reference to the proper officer of the council which appointed the returning officer.”.\nParagraph 5\nIn Schedule 2—\nRules 1 to 13\nRule 14\nIn paragraph (2), for the words “regional, islands area or district council, as the case may be”, substitute the words “local government area”.\nRules 15 to 45\nRule 46\nIn paragraph (1), for the words “region, islands area or district, as the case may be”, substitute the words “local government area”.\nRules 47 and 48\nThe Appendix of Forms\nIn the form in the Appendix of Forms headed “NOMINATION PAPER”—\n(a) After the words “Act 1973” in both places on the front of the form where they occur, there shall be inserted in each case the words “as applied by the Local Government (Transitional Election Arrangements) (Scotland) Order 1994”;\n(b) In the declaration as to disqualification for being nominated, after the words “copy of which”, there shall be inserted the word “section”; and\n(c) In Note 1 there shall be inserted after the reference “(S.I. 1990/262)” the words “, as said Rules are applied and modified by the Local Government (Transitional Election Arrangements) (Scotland) Order 1994”.\nIn Schedule 3—\nparagraphs 1 to 17\nparagraph 18\nThe words “In the application” to “he is the returning officer”shall not apply.\nparagraphs 19 to 23",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The form headed “NOMINATION PAPER” was amended by S.I. 1990/262."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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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."
}