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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ethical-standards-in-public-life-etc-scotland-act-2000/section-16",
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  "legislation": "asp/2000/7",
  "legislation_title": "Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ethical-standards-in-public-life-etc-scotland-act-2000",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Action on receipt of reports",
  "text": "On receiving a report from the Commissioner, the Commission may—\n(a) direct the Commissioner to carry out further investigations;\n(b) hold a hearing; or\n(c) do neither,\nand, where it acts under paragraph (a) or (b) above, may do so at any time.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 16 substituted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), ss. 2(5), 31(5), sch. 1 para. 2 (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 16(a) substituted (1.4.2011) by Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11), ss. 2(5), 31(5), sch. 1 para. 4 (with s. 31(6), sch. 7)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:25.618849+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}