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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-18",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2779",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002",
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  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Withdrawal of candidates",
  "text": "(1) A candidate for return as a constituency member may withdraw his candidature by notice of withdrawal–\n(a) signed by him and attested by one witness; and\n(b) delivered to the constituency returning officer at the place for delivery of constituency nomination papers.\n(2) A candidate for return as a regional member may withdraw his candidature by notice of withdrawal–\n(a) signed by him and attested by one witness; and\n(b) delivered to the regional returning officer at the place or a place for delivery of individual nomination papers and regional lists.\n(3) A registered political party may withdraw the candidature of any or all of the candidates included in a regional list of that party by notice of withdrawal–\n(a) signed by the party’s nominating officer and attested by one witness; and\n(b) delivered to the regional returning officer at the place or places for the delivery of regional lists.\n(4) Where a candidate in a regional list has been withdrawn in accordance with this rule the regional returning officer shall delete the name and address of that candidate from the list.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2114",
      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005"
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      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005"
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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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