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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-messengers-at-arms-and-sheriff-officers-rules-1988/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2097",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1988",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires “the Act of 1987” means the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987; “the Lyon clerk” means the clerk to the Lord Lyon; “the Lord Lyon” means the Lord Lyon King of Arms; “the Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session; “regional sheriff clerk” means a sheriff clerk appointed by the Secretary of State to be a regional sheriff clerk; “the sheriff clerk” means the sheriff clerk of the sheriff court in which the application for a commission as a sheriff officer was granted; “the Society” means the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2097/article/2",
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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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