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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teaching-council-scotland-election-scheme-1989-approval-order-1989/schedule/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2308",
  "legislation_title": "The Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Scheme 1989 Approval Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teaching-council-scotland-election-scheme-1989-approval-order-1989",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Secrecy of ballot",
  "text": "The Returning Officer, and every person employed in connection with the election, shall maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the ballot and shall not communicate to any persons any information as to the manner in which any elector has recorded his vote.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/1702",
      "affecting_title": "The Teaching Council (Scotland) Election Amendment Scheme 1994 Approval Order 1994"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2308/schedule/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:33:20.756256+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}