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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lobbying-scotland-act-2016/section-52",
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  "legislation": "asp/2016/16",
  "legislation_title": "Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lobbying-scotland-act-2016",
  "path": "section/52",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Commencement",
  "text": "(1) This section and sections 47, 48, 51 and 53 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.\n(2) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.\n(3) Different days may be appointed for different purposes.\n(4) Regulations under subsection (2) may contain transitional, transitory or saving provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/16/section/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:30.432911+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."
}