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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-governance-scotland-act-2004-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-2004/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/351",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004",
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  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions",
  "text": "In exercising the functions conferred under the provisions referred to in article 2 above, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland and the Scottish Ministers shall act on the assumption that the provisions of Part 1 of the Act are in force for all purposes.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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