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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-2013-commencement-scotland-order-2013/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/339",
  "legislation_title": "The Defamation Act 2013 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2013",
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  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointed day",
  "text": "The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 6 (peer-reviewed statement in scientific or academic journal) and 7(9) (reports etc protected by privilege) of the Defamation Act 2013, in so far as those sections extend to Scotland, is 1st January 2014.",
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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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