{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-disqualification-order-2025/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2025/284",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-disqualification-order-2025",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Constitutional Law\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade 15th October 2025\nComing into force 16th October 2025\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of October 2025\nPresent,\nThe King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(1)(d) and (2) of the Scotland Act 1998, and all other powers enabling His Majesty to do so.\nIn accordance with section 115(1) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 7 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nAccordingly, His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 115(1) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 7 have been modified by paragraph 5(2) of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/284/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:33:59.194046+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}