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Scotland Act 1978

Scotland Act 1978 s 10

s 10 Effect of disqualification

(1) Subject to any resolution of the Assembly under section 9 of this Act, (a) if a person disqualified for membership of the Assembly, or for membership for a particular Assembly constituency, is elected as a member of the Assembly or, as the case may be, as a member for that constituency, his election shall be void ; and (b) if a member of the Assembly becomes disqualified for membership of the Assembly or for membership for the Assembly constituency for which he is sitting, his seat shall be vacated. (2) Subsection (1) above applies with the necessary modifications to membership of the Assembly before an election to which an Order in Council under Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act applies. (3) The validity of any proceedings of the Assembly shall not be affected by the disqualification of any person for membership of the Assembly or for membership for any Assembly constituency.

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