{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2000/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2000/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2000/40",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT\nMade 10th February 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 14th February 2000\nComing into force 2nd March 2000\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by paragraphs 1 and 9 (4) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 14. 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). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/40/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."
}