# Scotland Act 1998, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) If Boundaries Scotland intend to consider making a report under this Schedule—
(a) it must inform the Scottish Ministers by notice in writing;
(b) it must publish a copy of the notice in the Edinburgh Gazette.
(2) If Boundaries Scotland has provisionally determined to make recommendations affecting a constituency it must publish in such manner as it thinks fit a notice stating—
(a) the effect of the proposed recommendations and (except if the effect is that no alteration should be made in respect of the constituency) that a copy of the recommendations is open to inspection at a specified place in the constituency, and
(b) that representations with respect to the proposed recommendations may be made to the Boundaries Scotland before the end of the period of one month starting the day after the notice is published.
(3) Boundaries Scotland must take into account any representations made in accordance with the notice.
(4) If Boundaries Scotland revise any proposed recommendations after publishing notice of them under sub-paragraph (2) it must comply again with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) in relation to the revised recommendations as if no earlier notice had been published.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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