The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002

Publication of time and place of inspection of returns and declarations

53.—(1) At a Scottish parliamentary election, the appropriate returning officer, within 10 days after the end of the time allowed for delivering to him returns as to election expenses, shall–

(a) publish–

(i) in the case of a constituency returning officer, in not less than two newspapers circulating in the constituency; and

(ii) in the case of a regional returning officer, in not less than three newspapers circulating in the region; and

(b) send–

(i) in the case of a constituency returning officer, to each of the election agents; and

(ii) in the case of a regional returning officer, to the election agents and the nominating officers for each registered party submitting a regional list in relation to that region,

a notice of the time and place at which the returns and declarations (including the accompanying documents) can be inspected.

(2) But if any return or declaration has not been received by the appropriate returning officer before the notice is dispatched for publication, the notice shall so state and the like notice about that return and declaration, if afterwards received, shall within 10 days after the receipt be published in like manner and sent to each of the election agents and each nominating officer for a registered party submitting a regional list other than–

(a) an agent who is in fault or is agent for the candidate in fault; or

(b) a nominating officer who is in fault or who is the nominating officer for a registered party submitting a regional list on which there is included a candidate who is in fault.