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Rule 32 Challenge of voterI1

Scotland

A person shall not be prevented from voting by reason only that—

(a)

a candidate or that candidate’s election or polling agent has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed an offence of personation and makes a declaration to that effect; or

(b)

the person is arrested on the grounds of being suspected of committing or of being about to commit such an offence.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 1 rule 32 in force at 10.11.2011 except for the purposes of any election to be held on or before 2.5.2012, see art. 1(1)

Notes on Schedule 1

Modifications

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Sch. 1 modified (16.12.2015) by The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/425), art. 1(1), sch. 5 Pt. 3 (with art. 1(2))