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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-disqualification-order-2025/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2025/9780111063194",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-parliament-disqualification-order-2025",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Draft Order in Council supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before the Scottish Parliament and published on 22 May 2025 (ISBN 978-0-11-106308-8). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Order.\nDraft Order in Council laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 115(1) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 7 of the Scotland Act 1998, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nConstitutional Law\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade 2025\nComing into force 2025\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the *** day of *** 2025\nPresent,\nThe King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(1)(d) and (2) of the Scotland Act 1998, and all other powers enabling His Majesty to do so.\nIn accordance with section 115(1) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 7 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nAccordingly, His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 115(1) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 7 have been modified by paragraph 5(2) of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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