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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002-historical-periods-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2013/9780111021941",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Historical Periods) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002-historical-periods-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 72(2)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nFreedom Of Information\nMade 2013\nComing into force 1st April 2014\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(1) to (1C) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 72(2)(b) 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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 asp 13; section 59(1) was amended by section 4 of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 2) (“the Act”); section 59(1A) to (1C) was inserted by section 4 of the Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 72(2)(b) was amended by section 4 of the Act and has been modified by paragraph 5(2) of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2013/9780111021941/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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