{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-finance-and-accountability-scotland-act-2000-access-to-documents-and-information-relevant-persons-order-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-finance-and-accountability-scotland-act-2000-access-to-documents-and-information-relevant-persons-order-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2002/78",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (Access to Documents and Information) (Relevant Persons) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-finance-and-accountability-scotland-act-2000-access-to-documents-and-information-relevant-persons-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY\nMade 28th February 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 4th March 2002\nComing into force 1st April 2002\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(5) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 asp 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/78/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:42:52.383421+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."
}