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Scotland Act 2012

Section 8: Constituencies, regions and regional members

40.This section repeals sections 1(2) and (3) and Schedule 2 of the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (‘the 2004 Act’) as these transitional provisions are no longer required.

41.Subsection (2) introduces Schedule 1 which contains amendments reproducing the effect of modifications contained in Schedule 2 to the 2004 Act and makes some other minor amendments to Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act.

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