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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994-commencement-no-9-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/31",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994-commencement-no-9-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government\nMade 20th January 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd January 2016\nComing into force 1st April 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 184(2) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c.39. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/31/introduction",
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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."
}