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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2016/section-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/11",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 2016",
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  "path": "section/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "The Sewel convention",
  "text": "In section 28 of the Scotland Act 1998 (Acts of the Scottish Parliament) at the end add—\n“(8) But it is recognised that the Parliament of the United Kingdom will not normally legislate with regard to devolved matters without the consent of the Scottish Parliament.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 2 in force at 23.5.2016, see s. 72(7)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/11/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:22.624671+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."
}