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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/10/section/7B</dc:identifier><dc:title>Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011</dc:title><dc:description>An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish an Electoral Management Board for Scotland; to confer functions on the Electoral Commission in relation to local government elections; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-05-31</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-01</dct:valid>
					
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CommentaryRef="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06">Planning and reporting on the Board’s functions</Addition></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2026-04-01"><Title><Addition ChangeId="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06-1778865186577" CommentaryRef="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06">Reports requested by the Scottish Ministers</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/10/section/7B" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2011/10/section/7B" id="section-7B"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06-1778865186577" CommentaryRef="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06">7B</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/10/section/7B/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2011/10/section/7B/1" id="section-7B-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06-1778865186577" 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CommentaryRef="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06">Before making a request under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult the Parliamentary corporation.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/10/section/7B/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2011/10/section/7B/3" id="section-7B-3"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06-1778865186577" CommentaryRef="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06">3</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06-1778865186577" CommentaryRef="key-41da2efe6f65ac7b4789ba7e00893d06">The Board must comply with a request under subsection (1) within such time as the Scottish Ministers may request, or such later time as Ministers and the Board may agree.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/10/section/7B/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2011/10/section/7B/4" 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