{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-public-services-ombudsman-act-2002-amendment-order-2025/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2025/142",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 Amendment Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-public-services-ombudsman-act-2002-amendment-order-2025",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Scottish Public Services Ombudsman\nMade 6th May 2025\nComing into force 7th May 2025\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 6th day of May 2025\nPresent,\nThe King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2)(b) and (c) of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 and all other powers enabling His Majesty to do so.\nIn accordance with section 24(2) of that Act a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nAccordingly, His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 asp 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 24(2) was amended by section 27(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/142/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:35:43.726532+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}