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The only bit that I do not have in my head—I looked for it there—is the date on which the portal opens. That might be in the letter, so Mr Mason might have the date in front of him.
The legislation only allows for the date to be changed in two situations:
if a Scottish Parliament election is to be held between 11 March and polling day for the local government elections, they can be held on the same day
where secondary legislation is made to move the date no later than 1 February in the year befo...