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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-independence-referendum-act-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "asp/2013/14",
  "legislation_title": "Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-independence-referendum-act-2013",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/13",
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  "number": "13",
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  "text": "(1) No amount of referendum expenses is to be incurred by or on behalf of a permitted participant except with the authority of—\n(a) the responsible person, or\n(b) a person authorised in writing by the responsible person.\n(2) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person incurs any expenses in contravention of sub-paragraph (1).\n(3) A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.\n(4) Where, in the case of a permitted participant that is a registered party, any expenses are incurred in contravention of sub-paragraph (1), the expenses do not count for the purposes of paragraphs 18 to 24 as referendum expenses incurred by or on behalf of the permitted participant.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/14/schedule/4/paragraph/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:14:20.420711+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."
}