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  "legislation_title": "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994",
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  "text": "For section 2 of the Public Libraries Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1887 (interpretation) substitute—\n“ Interpretation.\n2 In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, “library authority” and “museum and art gallery authority”, for the purposes of this Act, mean a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; and “area”, in relation to such an authority, shall be construed accordingly.”.",
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