{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics-scotland-order-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics-scotland-order-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2008/399",
  "legislation_title": "The Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics-scotland-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "OFFICIAL STATISTICS\nMade 27th November 2008\nComing into force 1st December 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(2), (4) and (5) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 11(7) of that Act, they have consulted the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Welsh Ministers, the Department of Finance and Personnel for Northern Ireland and the Statistics Board.\nIn accordance with section 65(6)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c. 18 (“the 2007 Act”). Section 11(6) and (8) of the 2007 Act contain definitions of “appropriate authority” and “pre-release access” and sections 66 and 67 of the 2007 Act contain definitions of “official statistics”, “person responsible” in relation to official statistics and “Scottish devolved statistics” relevant to the powers under which this Order is made."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Statistics Board (Am Bòrd an Staitistig) is also known as the UK Statistics Authority."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/399/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:04:22.122906+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}