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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/referendums-scotland-act-2020/schedule-5/paragraph-9",
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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/9",
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  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person on whom a discretionary requirement is imposed may not at any time be convicted of a campaign offence in respect of the act or omission giving rise to the requirement.\n(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where—\n(a) a non-monetary discretionary requirement is imposed on the person,\n(b) no variable monetary penalty is imposed on the person, and\n(c) the person fails to comply with the non-monetary discretionary requirement.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/schedule/5/paragraph/9",
    "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."
}