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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-no-2-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2012/9780111018248",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 16(5) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade 2012\nComing into force 7th January 2013\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3A(1) and (2) and 16(2)(a) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 16(5) 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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 asp 9; section 3A was inserted by the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2009 (asp 10). Section 16(5) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
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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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