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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-messengers-at-arms-and-sheriff-officers-rules-1988/introduction",
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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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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COURT OF SESSION, SCOTLAND\nMade 29th November 1988\nComing into force\nAll rules except rules 11, 12, 14 and 15 30th November 1988\nrules 11 and 12 30th January 1989\nrules 14 and 15 6th April 1989\nThe Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 75 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 18"
    }
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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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