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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-statutory-instruments-regulations-2011/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2011/195",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Statutory Instruments Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-statutory-instruments-regulations-2011",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010;\n“annual edition” has the meaning given by regulation 9(1);\n“certified copy” has the meaning given by section 41(6) of the Act;\n“draft instrument” means a draft Scottish statutory instrument laid before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with the provisions of any enactment;\n“instrument” means Scottish statutory instrument;\n“responsible authority” has the meaning given by section 31(6) of the Act;\n“Scottish Statutory Instruments Issue List” has the meaning given by regulation 8(1);\n“Queen’s Printer” means the Queen’s Printer for Scotland; and\n“the Queen’s Printer’s website” means the website maintained by, or on behalf of, the Queen’s Printer with the internet domain name legislation.gov.uk.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 6.4.2011, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/195/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:49:43.462779+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."
}