{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2022/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2022/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2022/9780111052655",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "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 2022\nComing into force 2022\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 and 16 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.\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(j) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Scottish Ministers have consulted the Electoral Commission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 asp 9. Section 3 was amended by section 34(6) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14) and section 6(3) of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 16(5) has been modified by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2000 c. 41. Section 7(2)(j) was inserted by section 12 of the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 10)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2022/9780111052655/introduction",
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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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