{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1097",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-administration-offices-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND\nMade 14th October 2026\nLaid before Parliament 16th October 2026\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 16th October 2026\nComing into force 5th December 2026\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, on the 14th day of October 2026\nPresent,\nThe King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHis Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Him by section 126(8)(b) of the Scotland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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."
}