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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advisory-council-establishment-scotland-regulations-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/293",
  "legislation_title": "The Advisory Council (Establishment) (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
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  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations, made under section 3 of the Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002, provide for the establishment of a committee, to be known as the Advisory Council (“the Council”), for the purposes of considering matters relating to qualifications devised or awarded by the SQA, and its functions, and procedure. The Council will provide advice to the SQA or to Scottish Ministers in relation to those matters, and also on other matters as the Council thinks appropriate.\nArticle 5 provides for membership numbers.\nArticle 6 contains provisions relating to members' tenure of office, and removal therefrom.\nArticle 7 provides for payment of allowances and expenses for Council members.\nArticle 8 provides for the establishment by the Council of committees or sub-committees.\nArticle 9 contains provisions relating to the proceedings of the Council.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/293/note",
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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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