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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-and-pension-scheme-amendment-scotland-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2015/143",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme and Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-and-pension-scheme-amendment-scotland-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Fire Services\nPensions\nMade 24th March 2015\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 26th March 2015\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 60 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 34(5) of that Act, they have consulted with such persons as they considered appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c.21. Section 34 was relevantly amended by S.I. 2013/602 and paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c.25). The functions of the Secretary of State as regards Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of S.I. 2005/849."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/143/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."
}