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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-modification-of-functions-order-1999/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1756",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-modification-of-functions-order-1999",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes provision under section 106 of the Scotland Act 1998.\nIn particular, it makes provision modifying certain functions for the purposes of enabling or otherwise facilitating the transfer of the relevant function to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 or 63 of that Act.\nArticle 2 of, and the Schedule to, the Order make general provision about a number of functions. Articles 3 to 7 make provision about certain functions relating to sea fisheries, aquaculture and agriculture. Article 8 contains savings and transitional provision.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1756/note",
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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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