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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-letters-patent-and-proclamations-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/737",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Letters Patent and Proclamations) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-letters-patent-and-proclamations-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND\nMade 10th March 1999\nLaid before Parliament 22nd March 1999\nComing into force 6th May 1999\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 1999\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 38(3) and 113 of the Scotland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46. Article 6 of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitional and Transitory Provisions)(Subordinate Legislation under the Act) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3216) modified the procedure to which this Order is subject."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/737/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."
}