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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scotland-act-1998-modification-of-schedules-4-and-5-order-2015/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111137147",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015",
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  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Modification of Schedule 4 to the Scotland Act 1998",
  "text": "In Schedule 4 to the Scotland Act 1998 (enactments etc. protected from modification), in paragraph 4 (no modification of the Scotland Act 1998), after sub-paragraph (2B) insert—\n“(2C) This paragraph does not apply to modifying section 2(2) in relation to the first ordinary general election for membership of the Parliament after 2016.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Paragraph 4(2B) of Schedule 4 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) was inserted by S.I. 2015/692, article 3."
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:09:35.880082+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."
}