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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lord-lieutenants-scotland-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/731",
  "legislation_title": "The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lord-lieutenants-scotland-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 13th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nAt the Court of Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of March 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 131(1A) of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 9; section 131 was amended by paragraph 116(2) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/731/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."
}