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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/801",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND\nMade 26th March 2002\nLaid before Parliament 27th March 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 27th March 2002\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(1)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of March 2002\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred 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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46."
    }
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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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