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  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015",
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  "heading": "Conditions on the use, supply and inspection of absent voter lists",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to any person who has obtained access to the information covered by paragraph 16(1) by any means.\n(2) No person to whom this paragraph applies may—\n(a) supply a copy of the information or any part of that information;\n(b) disclose any of that information; or\n(c) make use of any such information,\nother than for a permitted purpose construed in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).\n(3) The “permitted purpose” shall mean either—\n(a) purposes mentioned in Article 84A(1) of the UK GDPR (archiving in the public interest, scientific or historical research and statistics); or\n(b) electoral purposes.\n(4) In this paragraph, “the UK GDPR” has the meaning given in section 3(10) of the Data Protection Act 2018.",
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      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 20(3)(a) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 396(3)(a) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)"
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      "text": "Words in sch. 3 para. 20(3)(a) substituted (5.2.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1331), regs. 2(3), 15(2)(b); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(n)"
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      "text": "Words in sch. 3 para. 20(3)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 99(3)(a) (with Sch. 3 para. 112); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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