{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-transport-group-pension-schemes-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-transport-group-pension-schemes-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1900",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Transport Group (Pension Schemes) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-transport-group-pension-schemes-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TRANSPORT\nPENSIONS AND COMPENSATION\nMade 19th July 1996\nLaid before Parliament 22nd July 1996\nComing into force 14th August 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 74(1) and (3) of the Transport Act 1962, as read with section 12 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 1989, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having taken account of representations made by the persons administering the schemes to which this Order applies, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1962 c. 46; section 74 was amended by the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44), section 130 and Schedule 10, paragraph 21; the powers conferred by section 74 were vested in the Secretary of State by S.I. 1981/238."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1989 c. 23."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1900/introduction",
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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."
}