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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1985-commencement-no4-order-1988/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1819",
  "legislation_title": "The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (Commencement No.4) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1985-commencement-no4-order-1988",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force on 30th November 1988 section 18 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985, which introduces a procedure for pursuing small claims in the sheriff court as part of the summary cause procedure. Section 18 is the last provision of the 1985 Act to be brought into force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1819/note",
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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."
}