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  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Consent to nomination",
  "text": "A person shall not be validly nominated unless that person’s consent to nomination is given in writing on the nomination paper on, or within one month before, the last day for the delivery of nomination papers.",
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