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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/interpretation-and-legislative-reform-scotland-act-2010/section-54",
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  "legislation": "asp/2010/10",
  "legislation_title": "Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010",
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  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Laying of certain documents before the Scottish Parliament",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where an enactment authorises or requires the laying of a document (other than a Scottish statutory instrument or a statutory instrument), or a draft of such a document, before the Scottish Parliament.\n(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, the reference to the laying of the document, or draft document, is to be construed as a reference to the taking of such action as is specified in standing orders of the Parliament as constituting the laying of such a document, or draft of such a document, before the Parliament.\n(3) Failure to lay a document, or draft document, in accordance with the enactment does not affect the validity of the document.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 54 in force at 6.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/17, art. 3(c)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/10/section/54",
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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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