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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/270",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Parliament (Regional Returning Officers) (Scotland) Order 1999",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 4th February 1999\nComing into force 8th February 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:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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