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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-governance-scotland-act-2004/section-6",
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  "legislation": "asp/2004/9",
  "legislation_title": "Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-governance-scotland-act-2004",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 1",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“Boundary Commission” means the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland,\n“electoral arrangements” has the same meaning as in Part II of the 1973 Act,\n“local government area” is to be construed in accordance with section 1 (local government areas) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 6 in force at 20.8.2004 by S.S.I. 2004/351, art. 2 (with art. 3)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:34.353208+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."
}