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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/787",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Notice of election",
  "text": "(1) The constituency returning officer shall publish notice of the election stating–\n(a) the place and times at which constituency 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 regional returning officer shall publish a notice of election stating–\n(a) the place or places and times at which individual nomination papers and regional lists are to be delivered;\n(b) that forms of such papers and lists may be obtained at that place or those places and at those times; and\n(c) the date of the poll in the event of a contest.\n(3) A notice of election under paragraph (1) or (2) above shall state the dates 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 registration officer in order that they may be effective for the election.",
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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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