The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013

Modification of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998

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3.  In Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (general reservations), after paragraph 5 insert—

5A.(1) Paragraph 1 does not reserve a referendum on the independence of Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom if the following requirements are met.

(2) The date of the poll at the referendum must not be the date of the poll at any other referendum held under provision made by the Parliament.

(3) The date of the poll at the referendum must be no later than 31st December 2014.

(4) There must be only one ballot paper at the referendum, and the ballot paper must give the voter a choice between only two responses..