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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-commencement-order-1998/schedule-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3178",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998",
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  "path": "schedule/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 20TH MAY 1999",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nProvisions of the Act\nSubject matter\nPurpose\nSection 27\nParticipation of the Scottish Law Officers\nSection 44(1)(c)\nThe Scottish Executive\nSection 48\nThe Scottish Law Officers\nSection 52\nExercise of functions\nSection 57(3)\nCommunity law and Convention rights\nSections 61(1) to (3) and 62 Section 87\nProperty rights and liabilities of, and transfer to, the Lord Advocate The Advocate General for Scotland\nSection 123\nStamp duty\nSection 125\nAmendments and repeals\nOnly for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of Schedules 8 and 9 specified in column 1 below\nIn Schedule 8, paragraphs 2, 7 and 32\nIn Schedule 9, the entries relating to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975",
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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."
}