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Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025

Schedule

44.The schedule lists the offences of an intimidatory nature in respect of which a Scottish disqualification order can be made by a court under section 8. It includes—

45.any offence which is tried under indictment (solemn procedure), which may for example include offences such as murder and rape,

46.certain common law and statutory offences tried on petition (summary procedure), which are listed in Chapter 1 (common law) and Chapter 2 (statutory offences) of the schedule.

47.Part 3 of the schedule also makes provision to include inchoate (that is, incomplete) versions of the offences listed, as well as superseded versions of those offences.

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