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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/self-governing-schools-etc-scotland-act-1989/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/39",
  "legislation_title": "Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "The ballot shall be a secret postal ballot of all parents of pupils for the time being in attendance at the school and any question as to whether a person is such a parent shall be determined by the school board; but on being requested to do so by the school board the education authority shall, for the purposes of the ballot, provide the board with a copy of the current list maintained by the authority, in respect of the school, under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the 1988 Act (list of names of parents of pupils in attendance).",
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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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