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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-order-2011/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2011/9780111014639",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-order-2011",
  "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 2011\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3, 3A 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 the Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "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 3A inserted by section 2(1) of the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2007 (asp 10)."
    },
    {
      "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)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111014639/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."
}