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  "legislation_title": "Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010",
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  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 4",
  "text": "In this Part, “empowering enactment”, in relation to a special procedure order, includes any enactment other than this Act which has the effect of requiring the service of notices in connection with the order.",
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  "status": null,
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      "text": "Pt. 4 excluded (6.4.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/88), arts. 1, 3(1)(a)"
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "S. 53 in force at 6.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/17, art. 3(b)"
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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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