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  "legislation_title": "Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010",
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  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/12",
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  "number": "12",
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  "text": "In paragraph 2 (status of Ombudsman)—\n(a) after sub-paragraph (2) there is inserted—\n“(2A) The Ombudsman is, as such, to be regarded as a juristic person distinct from the natural person holding the office.”,\n(b) in sub-paragraph (3) (respects in which Ombudsman is subject to direction or control) for “paragraph” there is substituted “ paragraphs 9(4), 10(3), 12(3), 12A, 12B, 12D and ”.",
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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."
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