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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-governance-scotland-act-2004-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-2004/note",
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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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  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force parts of section 4 and section 6 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 on 20th August 2004. Section 4 of the Act relates to reviews of electoral arrangements. Article 2 of the Order makes a transitional provision.\nThe Act received Royal Assent on 29th July 2004. Sections 15, 16, and 17 came into force on Royal Assent.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/351/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."
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