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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-constituencies-act-2004/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/13",
  "legislation_title": "Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies if before the passing of this Act the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament—\n(a) a report containing such recommendations, and\n(b) a draft of an Order in Council giving effect (with or without modification) to the recommendations of the Boundary Commission.\n(2) The Secretary of State must—\n(a) withdraw the draft of the Order in Council;\n(b) lay a new draft of an Order giving effect (with or without modification) to the recommendations of the Boundary Commission (ignoring any recommendation mentioned in paragraph 2).",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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