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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999/schedule-5/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/787",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Functions at combined polls",
  "text": "(1) The functions referred to in paragraph 1 above are the functions conferred or imposed–\n(a) at a Scottish parliamentary election by those rules in the Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules in Schedule 2 which are specified in sub-paragraph (2) below; and\n(b) at a local government election, by those rules in the rules made under section 42 of the 1983 Act which correspond to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below,\nand, where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers at two or more elections are taken together under paragraph 2 of Schedule 4, the functions conferred or imposed by that Schedule and by Part V of the 1986 regulations.\n(2) The rules referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are–\n(a) rule 32(2)(a) (notice of situation of polling stations etc);\n(b) where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers at two or more elections are taken together under paragraph 2 of Schedule 4, rule 33 (postal ballot papers);\n(c) rule 34 (provision of polling stations);\n(d) rule 35(1) and (2) (appointment of presiding officers and clerks) to the extent that that rule concerns the appointment of presiding officers and clerks to assist them;\n(e) rule 37 (equipment of polling stations);\n(f) rule 39(a) (notification of requirement of secrecy at polling station);\n(g) rule 40(4) (signature of certificate as to employment);\n(h) rule 41(2)(b) (authorisation to order removal from polling station); and\n(i) in rule 53 paragraph (1) (the count) (as substituted by paragraph 18 of this Schedule) and paragraph (5).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/787/schedule/5/paragraph/2",
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  "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."
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