# Scotland Act 1998, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) There are to be eight regions for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The regions are the regions provided for by an Order in Council under paragraph 6.
(3) Seven regional members are to be returned for each region.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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