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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998/schedule-5/part-I/crossheading-the-constitution/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/46",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 1998",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "The following aspects of the constitution are reserved matters, that is—\n(a) the Crown, including succession to the Crown and a regency,\n(b) the Union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England,\n(c) the Parliament of the United Kingdom,\n(d) the continued existence of the High Court of Justiciary as a criminal court of first instance and of appeal,\n(e) the continued existence of the Court of Session as a civil court of first instance and of appeal.",
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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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