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  "legislation": "asp/2009/10",
  "legislation_title": "Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-act-2009",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision as respects the year in which local government elections fall to be held; and to make provision in relation to the publication of information about votes cast at local government elections.\nThe Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 17th June 2009 and received Royal Assent on 21st July 2009",
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
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