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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-2-order-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2015/411",
  "legislation_title": "The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings certain provisions of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 into force.\nSection 10 covers guidance on sustainable procurement duty.\nSection 13 covers guidance on procurements for health or social care services.\nSection 20 covers guidance on the preparation and publication of procurement strategies and annual procurement reports.\nSection 26 covers guidance on community benefit requirements.\nSections 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 came into force on 17th June 2014 (the day of Royal Assent).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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