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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-population-statistics-act-1938-modifications-scotland-order-2012/note",
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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": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order modifies the Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c.12) in consequence of the abolition of the status of illegitimacy. It also makes modifications in consequence of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111017616/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:36:39.201422+00:00"
  },
  "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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