{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-2013-commencement-scotland-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/339",
  "legislation_title": "The Defamation Act 2013 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-2013-commencement-scotland-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Defamation\nMade 26th November 2013\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 28th November 2013\nComing into force 1st January 2014\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 17(5) of the Defamation Act 2013.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2013 c.26. The Scottish Ministers’ power is exercisable in relation to sections 6 and 7(9) of the Act in so far as they extend to Scotland. Commencement of other provisions of the Act in so far as they extend to England and Wales, and are not already commenced by section 17(6), is exercisable by the Secretary of State under section 17(4) of the Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/339/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."
}