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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-annual-canvass-amendment-scotland-order-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2020/9780111043844",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-annual-canvass-amendment-scotland-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This draft Order supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 14 January 2020 and published on 15 January 2020 (ISBN 978-0-11-104382-0). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Order.\nDraft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 11(2) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade 2020\nComing into force 3rd March 2020\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1) and (2), 11(3) and (4) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with 11(2) of the 2013 Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament. In accordance with section 8(6) of the 2013 Act, the draft instrument was accompanied by a report of the Electoral Commission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2013 c.6. The functions of the Secretary of State are, insofar as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 9 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) and section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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