{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aberdeen-city-electoral-arrangements-variation-order-2013/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aberdeen-city-electoral-arrangements-variation-order-2013/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2013/115",
  "legislation_title": "The Aberdeen City (Electoral Arrangements) Variation Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/aberdeen-city-electoral-arrangements-variation-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government\nMade 28th March 2013\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd April 2013\nComing into force 1st June 2013\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26 and 233 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 26(2) of that Act they sent copies of a draft Order to such local authorities, public authorities and community councils as appeared to them to be concerned and gave public notice that the draft Order has been prepared, that a copy of it was available for inspection at specified locations, that representations with respect to the draft Order might be made to them and of the timescales within which those representations could be made.\nIn accordance with section 26(3) of that Act the Scottish Ministers have considered the representations made with respect to the draft Order and have made this Order in the form of the draft with modifications.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c.65. There is an amendment to section 233(1) but it is not relevant to this Order. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/115/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:40:10.746881+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}