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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-commissary-court-books-1992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/3256",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Commissary Court Books) 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-commissary-court-books-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nMade 17th December 1992\nComing into force 11th January 1993\nThe Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971(), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved, with modifications, draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council under section 34 of that Act, do hereby enact and declare:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 58; section 32 was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), and by section 2(4) of the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32); and was extendedinter aliaby section 97 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 18)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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