http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/schedule/6/paragraph/4/2020-01-30Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the holding of referendums throughout Scotland.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2022-07-062020-01-30 SCHEDULE 6Offences<Emphasis>Offences relating to applications for postal and proxy votes</Emphasis>41A person (“A”) commits an offence if A—aengages in an act specified in sub-paragraph (2) in connection with the referendum, andbintends, by doing so—ito deprive another of an opportunity to vote in the referendum, oriito make for A or another a gain of money or property or a gain of a vote in the referendum to which A or the other is not otherwise entitled.2These are the acts—aapplying for a postal or proxy vote as some other person (whether that other person is living or dead or is a fictitious person),botherwise making a false statement in, or in connection with, an application for a postal or proxy vote or providing false information in, or in connection with, such an application,cinducing the registration officer or counting officer to send a postal ballot paper or any communication relating to a postal or proxy vote to an address which has not been agreed to by the person entitled to the vote,dcausing a communication relating to a postal or proxy vote or containing a postal ballot paper not to be delivered to the intended recipient.3In sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii), property includes any description of property.4In sub-paragraph (2), a reference to a postal vote or a postal ballot paper includes a reference to a proxy postal vote or proxy postal ballot paper (as the case may be).5A person commits a corrupt practice if the person commits an offence under sub-paragraph (1) or aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of that offence.
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