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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-voting-system-and-constituencies-act-2011/schedule-7/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/1",
  "legislation_title": "Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-voting-system-and-constituencies-act-2011",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“the 2010 Order” means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2999);\n“constituency ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the poll for electing a constituency member in a Scottish parliamentary election;\n“constituency returning officer” is to be construed in accordance with Article 14 of the 2010 Order;\n“counting agent” means a counting agent for the referendum or a counting agent for a Scottish parliamentary election (except where one or other is specified);\n“regional ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the poll for electing a regional member in a Scottish parliamentary election;\n“referendum ballot paper” means a ballot paper for the referendum;\n“regional returning officer” has the meaning given by section 12(6) of the Scotland Act 1998;\n“returning officer” means a person who is a constituency returning officer or a regional returning officer (unless one or other is specified);\n“Scottish parliamentary election” means an election in a constituency held under section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998 (comprising the poll for electing a constituency member and the poll for electing regional members);\n“Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules” means the rules set out in Schedule 2 to the 2010 Order.",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/1/schedule/7/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:42.827630+00:00"
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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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