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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/3073",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Constitutional Law\nDevolution, Scotland\nMade 12th December 2012\nLaid before Parliament 19th December 2012\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 19th December 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2) to (4)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of December 2012\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 126(8)(b) of the Scotland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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."
}