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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-constituencies-and-regions-order-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2020/9780111046296",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-constituencies-and-regions-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order in Council laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 3(9) of schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nConstitutional Law\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade 2020\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 6(5)of schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 and all other powers enabling Her Majesty to do so.\nIn accordance with paragraph 3(9) of that schedule a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nAccordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c.46. Schedule 1 was substituted by section 1 and paragraph 1 of schedule 1 of the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (c.13). Paragraph 3 of schedule 1 was amended by section 8 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) and section 18(1)(b) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2020/9780111046296/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."
}