{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-1999/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-1999/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1127",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND\nMade 13th April 1999\nLaid before Parliament 23rd April 1999\nComing into force 6th May 1999\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 13th day of April 1999\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 126(8)(b) of the Scotland Act 1998 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to Order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46. The procedure for an Order in Council under section 126(8)(b) of the Act was modified by article 4 of the Scotland Act (Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (Subordinate Legislation under the Act) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3216)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1127/introduction",
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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."
}