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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/339",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause, Summary Application, Summary Cause and Small Claim Rules) Amendment (Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007) 2007",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)\nThis Act of Sederunt makes various amendments to the rules applicable in the sheriff court. Those amendments are consequential upon the commencement of the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 made under the Equality Act 2006. In particular, amendments are made to each of the Ordinary Cause Rules, the Summary Application, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules, the Summary Cause Rules and the Small Claim Rules.\nThe amendments make provision for the intimation of certain proceedings under the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 to the Commission responsible under that instrument.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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