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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1971-privative-jurisdiction-and-summary-cause-order-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1971-privative-jurisdiction-and-summary-cause-order-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1993",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1971-privative-jurisdiction-and-summary-cause-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nMade 14th November 1988\nComing into force 30th November 1988\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of November 1988\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 41 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 , and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 58; section 41(2) was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55), Schedule 3."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1993/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."
}