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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012-commencement-no-3-order-2013/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/6",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012-commencement-no-3-order-2013",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointed Day",
  "text": "The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Scotland Act 2012 is 22nd April 2013—\n(a) section 34 (Convention rights and EU law: role of Advocate General in relation to criminal proceedings);\n(b) section 35 (references of compatibility issues to the High Court or Supreme Court);\n(c) section 36 (Convention rights and EU law: criminal appeals to the Supreme Court);\n(d) section 37 (time limits for appeals on devolution issues in criminal proceedings);\n(e) section 38 (review and power to amend sections 34 to 37).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/6/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:07:48.768352+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."
}