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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-finance-scotland-order-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2020/9780111044742",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-finance-scotland-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This draft Order supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 4 March 2020 and published on 5 March 2020 (ISBN 978-0-11-104452-0). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Order.\nDraft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 2(3) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nLocal Government\nMade 2020\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that schedule, they have consulted with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate.\nIn accordance with paragraph 2(3) of that schedule, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c.14. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    }
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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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