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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-population-statistics-act-1938-modifications-scotland-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2012/9780111017616",
  "legislation_title": "The Population (Statistics) Act 1938 Modifications (Scotland) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-population-statistics-act-1938-modifications-scotland-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 44(5) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 and section 259(8)(b) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.\nFamily Law\nMade 2012\nComing into force 1st January 2013\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 44(1) and (2) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, section 259(1), (2) and (3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 44(5) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 and section 259(8)(b) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, 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": "2006 asp 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2004 c.33. The power conferred is exercisable by the Scottish Ministers in terms of section 259(2)(a)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 44(5) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 259(8)(b) has been modified by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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