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Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

• Sch. 2 rule 10(3) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 26(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 1(1) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 8(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 1(1) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 8(3)
• Sch. 2 rule 5(5)(a) words added by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 9(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 5(5)(b) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 9(3)
• Sch. 2 rule 5(5A) inserted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 9(4)
• Sch. 2 rule 7(2) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 9(5)
• Sch. 2 rule 7(2) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 9(6)
• Sch. 2 rule 7(2A)(2B) inserted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 9(7)
• Sch. 2 rule 20(2) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 9(8)
• Sch. 2 rule 20(5) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 9(9)
• Sch. 2 rule 28(3)(a) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 28(3)(a) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 28(4) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(3)
• Sch. 2 rule 28(5) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(4)
• Sch. 2 rule 28(7)(8) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(5)
• Sch. 2 rule 30(1) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(6)
• Sch. 2 rule 38(1) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(7)
• Sch. 2 rule 38(13) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(8)
• Sch. 2 rule 38(15) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(9)
• Sch. 2 rule 46(1) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(10)
• Sch. 2 rule 46(7) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(11)
• Sch. 2 rule 47(5) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(12)
• Sch. 2 rule 48(9) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(13)
• Sch. 2 rule 53(3) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(14)
• Sch. 2 rule 55(1)(a) substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(15)
• Sch. 2 rule 55(1)(c) substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(16)
• Sch. 2 rule 55(4) substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(17)
• Sch. 2 rule 58(2) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(18)
• Sch. 2 rule 58(3) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(19)
• Sch. 2 rule 58(6) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 10(20)
• Sch. 2 rule 68(1)(a) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 68(1)(b) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 68(3) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(3)
• Sch. 2 rule 69(1)(g) word added by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(4)
• Sch. 2 rule 69(1)(h) word omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(5)
• Sch. 2 rule 69(1)(i) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(6)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(1)(a) word inserted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(7)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(1)(b) word omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(8)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(1)(c) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(9)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(2)(b) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(10)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(6) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(11)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(6)(a) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(11)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(7A) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(12)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(7B) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(13)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(8) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(14)
• Sch. 2 rule 71(1) words omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(15)
• Sch. 2 rule 71(3) omitted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2009 art. 11(16)
• Sch. 2 rule 70(7A)(7B) inserted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2007 art. 2
• Sch. 2 rule 55(2) words inserted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 8(1)
• Sch. 2 rule 55(2A) inserted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 8(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 19(5) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 26(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 20(6) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 26(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 37(5) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 26(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 47(2) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 26(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 49(1) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 26(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 73(1) word substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 26(2)
• Sch. 2 rule 17(8) words substituted by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2008 art. 26(3)