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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-qualifications-authority-act-2002-commencement-no-1-order-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/355",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-qualifications-authority-act-2002-commencement-no-1-order-2002",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThe Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 6th June 2002. Section 6 came into force on Royal Assent.\nThis Order brings into force the remaining provisions of the Act, with the exception of section 1(7)(b) (relating to repeal of paragraphs 9(2) and 9(3) of Schedule 1 to the Education (Scotland) Act 1996, which make provision for the payment of pension, and compensation, to the chairman of the Scottish Qualifications Authority).\nIt brings into force sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Act on 7th August 2002, and section 1 (excepting section 1(7)(b)) on 19th August 2002.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/355/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:40:17.079197+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."
}