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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-messengers-at-arms-and-sheriff-officers-rules-amendment-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2636",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) (Amendment) 1998",
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  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)\nThis Act of Sederunt amends the Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1991 so as to substitute references to a sheriff clerk nominated by the Secretary of State for references to a regional sheriff clerk. The amendments are necessary as a result of organisational changes in the Scottish Court Service.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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