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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lyon-court-and-office-fees-variation-devolved-functions-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/390",
  "legislation_title": "The Lyon Court and Office Fees (Variation) (Devolved Functions) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lyon-court-and-office-fees-variation-devolved-functions-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Armorial Bearings, Ensigns And Flags\nMade 23rd November 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 24th November 2016\nComing into force 1st January 2017\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5, as read with paragraph 3 of schedule 3, of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c.14. The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of the fees in Schedule B of the Lyon King of Arms Act 1867 (c.17), insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/390/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."
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