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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-removal-of-judges-order-1999/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1017",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Removal of Judges) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-removal-of-judges-order-1999",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Constitution of tribunal",
  "text": "The First Minister shall–\n(a) when requested by the Lord President of the Court of Session to do so; or\n(b) in such other circumstances as the First Minister thinks fit,\nconstitute a tribunal to investigate and report on whether a judge of the Court of Session or the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court is unfit for office by reason of inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1017/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:52:00.731179+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."
}