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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/certification-of-death-scotland-act-2011-commencement-no-1-order-2013/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/159",
  "legislation_title": "The Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/certification-of-death-scotland-act-2011-commencement-no-1-order-2013",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force on 8th June 2013, sections 1(3), 20, 26, 27 and 31 of, and schedule 1 to, the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”) for all purposes, and section 1(1) and (2) for the limited purpose of enabling medical reviewers, and the senior medical reviewer, to exercise functions under sections 20 and 21 of the Act. Sections 21 and 22 are also commenced for the purposes of section 20 only.\nThe Act received Royal Assent on 20th April 2011. Sections 28, 29 and 32 came into force the following day.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/159/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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