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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-evidence-of-judgments-etc-human-rights-act-1998-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/314",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Evidence of Judgments etc.) (Human Rights Act 1998) 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-evidence-of-judgments-etc-human-rights-act-1998-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT\nMade 7th September 2000\nComing into force 2nd October 2000\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 draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section 34 of that Act, do hereby enact and declare:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 58. Section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), Schedule 2, paragraph 12, the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32), section 2(4) and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2)."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/314/introduction",
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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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