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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-states-trunk-road-functions-contracting-out-scotland-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/878",
  "legislation_title": "The Secretary of State’s Trunk Road Functions (Contracting Out) (Scotland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-states-trunk-road-functions-contracting-out-scotland-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONTRACTING OUT\nMade 15th March 1996\nComing into force 16th March 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 69 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 40; see section 79(1) for the definition of “Minister”."
    }
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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."
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