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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-rules-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/457",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-rules-2002",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Notice of election",
  "text": "(1) The returning officer shall publish notice of the election in the form in the Appendix to this Schedule or a form to the like effect stating–\n(a) the place and times at which nomination papers are to be delivered;\n(b) that forms of such nomination papers may be obtained at that place and at those times; and\n(c) the date of the poll in the event of a contest.\n(2) The notice of election shall state the day by which–\n(a) applications to vote by post or by proxy; and\n(b) other applications and notices about postal or proxy voting,\nmust reach the electoral registration officer in order that they may be effective for the election.",
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      "affecting": "ssi/2005/572",
      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005"
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      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005"
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      "affecting": "uksi/2002/2779",
      "affecting_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/457/schedule/2/paragraph/3",
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  "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."
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