# Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020, Paragraph 19


If a person is, whether before or during the referendum, engaged or employed for payment or promise of payment as a canvasser for the purpose of promoting a particular outcome in the referendum—
(a) the person engaging or employing the canvasser, and
(b) the canvasser,
commits the offence of illegal employment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/schedule/6/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/referendums-scotland-act-2020/schedule-6/paragraph-19
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