{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-rules-2002/schedule-3/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/3/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "At the end of rule 17 (notice of poll) the following paragraph shall be inserted:–\n“(4) The notice published under paragraph (3) above shall–\n(a) state that the poll at the local election is to be taken together with the poll at a parliamentary or a European Parliamentary election;\n(b) specify the parliamentary or European Parliamentary constituency; and\n(c) where the polls are to be taken together in part of the local government area only, specify that part.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "ssi/2002/522",
      "affecting_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Rules 2002"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "ssi/2002/522",
      "affecting_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Rules 2002"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/457/schedule/3/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:39:33.675727+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."
}