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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-public-services-ombudsman-act-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "asp/2002/11",
  "legislation_title": "Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-public-services-ombudsman-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Validity of actings",
  "text": "The validity of any actings of the Ombudsman or a deputy Ombudsman is not affected by—\n(a) any defect in the nomination by the Parliament for that officer’s appointment, or\n(b) any disqualification from appointment as Ombudsman or, as the case may be, deputy Ombudsman.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/11/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:01.368750+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."
}