{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-court-districts-amendment-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/152",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheriff Court Districts Amendment Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-court-districts-amendment-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Sheriff Court\nMade 16th May 2013\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 20th May 2013\nComing into force 29th June 2013\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(2), 3(3) and 43 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 3(2A) of that Act, the Lord President of the Court of Session and the Scottish Court Service have given consent to the making of this Order.\nIn accordance with section 3(2B) of that Act, the Scottish Court Service consulted such persons as it considered appropriate before giving its consent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c 58. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 3(2A) was added by the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), (the “2008 Act”) section 51(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 3(2B) was added by the 2008 Act, section 51(2)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/152/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."
}