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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-regional-returning-officers-scotland-no2-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/829",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Regional Returning Officers) (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1999",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1999/270 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nCONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 9th March 1999\nComing into force 10th March 1999\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 12(6) of the Scotland Act 1998, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46."
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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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