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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-rules-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-6",
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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/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Subscription of nomination paper",
  "text": "(1) The nomination paper shall be subscribed by the candidate and by a witness to the candidate’s signature.\n(2) As soon as practicable after each nomination paper has been delivered, the returning officer shall examine it and decide whether the candidate has been validly nominated.\n(3) The returning officer–\n(a) shall supply any person with a nomination paper at the place and during the time for delivery of nomination papers, and\n(b) shall at any person’s request prepare a nomination paper for signature,\nbut it is not necessary for a nomination to be on a form supplied by the returning officer.",
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  "version": "current",
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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_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/6",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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