{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-order-2007/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-order-2007/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2007/42",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 9th February 2007\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 and section 16 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 asp 9. Section 3 was amended by section 34(6) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/42/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."
}