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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002/article-48",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2779",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002",
  "path": "article/48",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Penalty for failure as respects return of declarations",
  "text": "Subject to the provisions of article 50 below, if any candidate, nominating officer or election agent fails to comply with the requirements of articles 44, 45 and 46 above he shall be guilty of an illegal practice.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2779/article/48",
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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."
}