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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-for-scotland-act-1885/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/48-49/61",
  "legislation_title": "Secretary for Scotland Act 1885",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-for-scotland-act-1885",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act for appointing a Secretary for Scotland and Vice-President of the Scotch Education Department.\n[14th August 1885]",
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      "text": "Functions of Secretary for Scotland now exercisable by Secretary of State: Secretaries of State Act 1926 (c. 18), s. 1(1)"
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      "text": "Act applied (S.)(prosp.) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), ss. 111(9), 119(2) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))"
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      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act applied (S.) (1.4.1992) by Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60), s. 22(3) (as substituted by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(1), Sch. 13, para. 10 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))); S.I. 1992/818, art. 2(a)"
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