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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abertay-university-scotland-order-of-council-2019/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2019/163",
  "legislation_title": "The Abertay University (Scotland) Order of Council 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abertay-university-scotland-order-of-council-2019",
  "path": "article/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Name",
  "text": "(1) The name of the University, previously “University of Abertay Dundee”, “Dundee Institute of Technology” and “Dundee College of Technology”, is Abertay University.\n(2) The name of the governing body of the University, previously “the University Court of the University of Abertay Dundee”, “The Governors of Dundee Institute of Technology” and “The Governors of Dundee College of Technology”, is the University Court of Abertay University.\n(3) The change of names effected by paragraphs (1) and (2) does not affect the rights or obligations of any person or render defective any legal proceedings and any reference in any agreement, instrument or document or other writing in force or in existence immediately before the coming into force of this Order to—\n(a) the University of Abertay Dundee, the Dundee Institute of Technology or the Dundee College of Technology,\n(b) the University Court of Abertay University, The Governors of Dundee Institute of Technology or The Governors of Dundee College of Technology,\nis to be read as a reference to Abertay University or the University Court of Abertay University as appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The name of the University was changed to Abertay University in accordance with section 49 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 by resolution of the University Court dated 14 November 2018 and consent of the Privy Council dated 6 February 2019."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/163/article/3",
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  "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."
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