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Scotland Act 1998, Paragraph 10 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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[10(1)The Boundary Committee may if they think fit cause a local inquiry to be held in respect of any region or regions.U.K.
(2)If the Boundary Committee receive any relevant representations objecting to a proposed recommendation for the alteration of a region they must not make the recommendation unless since the publication of the notice under paragraph 7(2) a local inquiry has been held in respect of the region.
(3)If a local inquiry was held in respect of the region before the publication of the notice under paragraph 7(2), sub-paragraph (2) above does not apply if the Boundary Committee after considering—
(a)the matters discussed at the inquiry,
(b)the nature of the relevant representations received, and
(c)any other relevant circumstances,
think that a further local inquiry is not justified.
(4)A relevant representation is a representation made in accordance with paragraph 7(2)(b)—
(a)by the council for an area which is wholly or partly included in the region;
(b)by a body of not less than 500 persons entitled to vote as electors at an election for membership of the Parliament held in any one or more of the constituencies included in the region.]
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