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  "long_title": "This Order sets out afresh the provisions as to the conduct of elections for, and the return of members to, the Scottish Parliament, established by the Scotland Act 1998. The Order consolidates, with amendments, the provisions of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999 (“the 1999 Order”) and the amendments made to that Order by the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2001 and the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) and (No. 3) Orders 2001. All of these Orders are revoked by this Order, apart from some minor and consequential, technical amendments made by Schedule 8 to the 1999 Order to primary and subordinate legislation.",
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