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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-states-trunk-road-functions-contracting-out-scotland-order-1996/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-states-trunk-road-functions-contracting-out-scotland-order-1996/note.json",
  "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": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order empowers the Secretary of State to contract out certain of his functions in relation to trunk roads so that these may be exercised by such persons as he may authorise.\nThe functions which may be contracted out are specified in the Schedule to this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/878/note",
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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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