{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/moray-electoral-arrangements-order-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/moray-electoral-arrangements-order-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2016/281",
  "legislation_title": "The Moray (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/moray-electoral-arrangements-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government\nMade 13th September 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 14th September 2016\nComing into force 30th September 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and all other powers enabling them to do so. This Order gives effect to proposals submitted to them on 26th May 2016 by the Boundary Commission under section 17(1) of that Act regarding electoral arrangements for the area of Moray Council.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c.65. 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)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/281/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."
}