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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transfer-of-functions-to-the-scottish-ministers-etc-order-2002/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1630",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transfer-of-functions-to-the-scottish-ministers-etc-order-2002",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "General modifications of enactments etc.",
  "text": "(1) Section 117 of the 1998 Act shall apply in relation to the exercise of the functions by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of Article 2 of this Order as it applies in relation to the exercise of functions by the Scottish Ministers within devolved competence.\n(2) Sections 119 and 121 of the 1998 Act shall apply in relation to the functions exercisable by the Scottish Ministers by virtue of that article as they apply in relation to functions of the Scottish Ministers exercisable within devolved competence.\n(3) In the application of those sections by virtue of this article, any reference in them to a pre-commencement enactment is to be read as if it were a reference to any enactment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1630/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:54:14.350002+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."
}