# Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020, Section 5: Those who are subject to a legal incapacity to vote


For the purposes of this Act, a person is, on any date, subject to a legal incapacity to vote if the person would be legally incapable (whether by virtue of any enactment or any rule of law) of voting at a local government election in Scotland held on that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/referendums-scotland-act-2020/section-5
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