{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-amendment-act-2000-commencement-no-2-scotland-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/452",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-amendment-act-2000-commencement-no-2-scotland-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW\nMade 21st December 2000\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(3) of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 44. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 7(2) of the 2000 Act and section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/452/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."
}