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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469" id="cz3sietv1-01122" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="469" Title="Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2006">S.S.I. 2006/469</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-01123" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-01122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-01124" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-01122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-01125" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-01122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Schs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-01126" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-01122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="cz3sietv1-01127" CitationRef="cz3sietv1-01122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/469/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-0a3309d731c8323895182ee7b2d1e5ee" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-41A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1965/49/section/41A" id="ctbu8nsq4-00006">S. 41A</CitationSubRef> modified (23.9.2022) by S.S.I. 2016/67, art. 5 (as inserted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2022/202" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="202" Title="The Gender Recognition (Marriage and Civil Partnership Registration) (Modification) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022" id="ctbu8nsq4-00007">The Gender Recognition (Marriage and Civil Partnership Registration) (Modification) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/202)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2022/202/article/1" CitationRef="ctbu8nsq4-00007" id="ctbu8nsq4-00008">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2022/202/article/2/3" CitationRef="ctbu8nsq4-00007" Operative="true" id="ctbu8nsq4-00009">2(3)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>