{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ethical-standards-in-public-life-etc-scotland-act-2000-devolved-public-bodies-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/543",
  "legislation_title": "The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Devolved Public Bodies) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ethical-standards-in-public-life-etc-scotland-act-2000-devolved-public-bodies-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT\nETHICAL STANDARDS\nMade 16th December 2004\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 17th December 2004\nComing into force 24th January 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(2) of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 asp 7."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/543/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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