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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/confirmation-to-small-estates-scotland-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/290",
  "legislation_title": "The Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/confirmation-to-small-estates-scotland-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nMade 4th February 1999\nLaid before Parliament 11th February 1999\nComing into force 1st April 1999\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(3) of the Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Act 1979, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 22."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/290/introduction",
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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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