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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judiciary-and-courts-scotland-act-2008/section-14",
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  "legislation": "asp/2008/6",
  "legislation_title": "Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008",
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  "path": "section/14",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Encouragement of diversity",
  "text": "(1) In carrying out its functions, the Board must have regard to the need to encourage diversity in the range of individuals available for selection to be recommended for appointment to a judicial office.\n(2) Subsection (1) is subject to section 12.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2008/6/section/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:44.431271+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."
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