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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-messengers-at-arms-and-sheriff-officers-rules-amendment-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/240",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) (Amendment) 2017",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Sheriff Court\nMade 10th July 2017\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 12th July 2017\nComing into force 2nd October 2017\nThe Court of Session makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by section 75 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 and all other powers enabling it to do so.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 18. Section 75 was amended by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), schedule 4, paragraph 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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