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(1)A local registration authority may, with the approval of the Registrar General, provide and maintain a suitable repository or repositories for the deposit of such registers and other documents connected with the registration service in their [F1registration district] as may be agreed from time to time between the authority and the Registrar General; and all registers and documents so deposited shall be placed in the custody of a senior registrar or a district registrar who shall in relation thereto carry out the functions assigned by or under this Act to a district registrar in relation to registers and documents kept in a registration office for a registration district.
Anything required by this subsection to be done by a senior registrar or district registrar may be done by an assistant registrar designated for the purpose.
(2)Two or more local registration authorities may combine for the purpose of executing their functions under this section but shall not so combine without the approval of the Registrar General; and [F2sections 56 to 58 of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973] (voluntary combination of local authorities) shall apply accordingly subject to such approval.
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F1Words in s. 9(1) substituted (1.1.2007) by Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), ss. 37(6), 63(2); S.S.I. 2006/469, art. 3, Sch. 2 (with art. 4)
F2Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), s. 166(2)(d)
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