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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: General restriction on use of registration documents and information contained in them
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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020, Cross Heading: General restriction on use of registration documents and information contained in them.
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General restriction on use of registration documents and information contained in themS
50(1)This paragraph applies to—S
(a)any person to whom a copy of a registration document is supplied under any enactment other than paragraphs 45 to 47,
(b)any person to whom information contained in a registration document has been disclosed,
(c)any person to whom a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) has supplied a copy of a registration document or information contained in it, and
(d)any person who has obtained access to a copy of a registration document or information contained in it by any other means.
(2)No person to whom this paragraph applies may, except for the purposes of the referendum—
(a)supply a copy of a registration document,
(b)disclose any information contained in a registration document (that is not also contained in the edited version of the register of local government electors), or
(c)make use of any such information.
(3)In this paragraph, “registration document” means a document referred to in paragraph 45(1) and (2).
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