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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-reform-scotland-act-2014-relevant-officer-and-consequential-provisions-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/387",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Relevant Officer and Consequential Provisions) Order 2016",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Court Of Session\nScottish Land Court\nSheriff Appeal Court\nSheriff Court\nJustice Of The Peace Court\nMade 22nd November 2016\nComing into force 28th November 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 107(4) and 137 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 133(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2014 asp 18. There are amendments to the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 not relevant to this Order."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/387/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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