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  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002",
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  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Inquiries by registration officer",
  "text": "(1) The registration officer may, at such times as he thinks fit, make inquiries of a person who is shown in the record kept under article 9(4) by virtue of an application under that article on the grounds set out in article 9(3)(c) or (d);\n(2) The registration officer may treat the failure by a person of whom inquiries have been made under sub-paragraph (1) above to respond to such inquiries within one month of the date on which they were made as sufficient evidence of a material change in circumstances.",
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