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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/referendums-scotland-act-2020/schedule-5/paragraph-17",
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  "legislation": "asp/2020/2",
  "legislation_title": "Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/referendums-scotland-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/17",
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  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person served with a stop notice who does not comply with it commits an offence.\n(2) A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine (or both).",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/schedule/5/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:54.149805+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."
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