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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2779",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND\nMade 6th November 2002\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by, a resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 12(1) and 113 of the Scotland Act 1998, and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, and after consulting the Electoral Commission hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46. Section 12 was amended by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (“the 2000 Political Parties Act”), Schedule 21, para 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "As required by section 7 of the 2000 Political Parties Act."
    }
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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."
}