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  "legislation": "sdsi/2008/9780110815039",
  "legislation_title": "The Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-official-statistics-scotland-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 65(6)(a) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 for approval by the Scottish Parliament.\nOFFICIAL STATISTICS\nMade 2008\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(1)\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1)(b)(ii) and (2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 6(3) of that Act, they have consulted the Statistics Board.\nIn accordance with section 65(6)(a) 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": "2007 c. 18 (“the 2007 Act”)."
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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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