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Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020

Referendum agents

Section 19 - Referendum agents

313.Section 19 deals with referendum agents. Referendum agents may be appointed by permitted participants (as defined in schedule 3 paragraph 2) for a particular local government area, and notice must be given to the relevant counting officer of the appointment. The notification must give the name and address of the permitted participant, and the referendum agent, must be in writing, signed, and received before noon on the twenty fifth working day before the referendum. The counting officer must then publish details of this notification. If the appointment is revoked or the referendum agent dies, and the appointment of a polling or counting agent has been notified under rule 14 of the conduct rules, then a new referendum agent must be appointed and notified to the relevant counting officer as soon as practicable.

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