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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2026/article-4",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2026/254",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2026",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Format of candidates’ names",
  "text": "In rule 14 (the ballot papers), in paragraph (2)(a) after “surnames”, insert “, with each candidate’s surname appearing first, followed by their forename, with the surname and forename separated by a comma”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Paragraph (2)(a) of rule 14 was amended by S.S.I. 2020/239."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/254/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:29:09.610530+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."
}