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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-sheriff-officers-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/538",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-fees-of-sheriff-officers-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT\nMade 7th November 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 11th November 2003\nComing into force 1st January 2004\nThe Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon them by section 40 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, section 6 of the Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1907 c. 51; section 40 was amended by the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1913 c. 28, Schedule 1; the Secretaries of State Act 1926 c. 18, section 1(3); the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 c. 41, Schedule; and the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 c. 12, Schedule 1, paragraph 7 and Schedule 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1926 c. 16."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/538/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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