{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-scotland-act-1979-commencement-no-16-order-2002/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/432",
  "legislation_title": "The Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (Commencement No. 16) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-scotland-act-1979-commencement-no-16-order-2002",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Commencement of Provisions",
  "text": "Sections 2(1) and (2) and 3(3) of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 shall come into force on 1st April 2003 in the following areas, for the purpose of registration of writs:–\n(a) the County of Banff;\n(b) the County of Moray;\n(c) the County of Ross and Cromarty;\n(d) the County of Caithness;\n(e) the County of Sutherland; and\n(f) the Counties of Orkney and Zetland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/432/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:39:44.896845+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."
}