{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/small-claims-scotland-order-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/small-claims-scotland-order-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1999",
  "legislation_title": "The Small Claims (Scotland) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/small-claims-scotland-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nMade 15th November 1988\nComing into force 30th November 1988\nThe Lord Advocate, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 35(2) and 36B(1) and (2) of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 , 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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 58; section 35(2) was substituted, and section 36B was added, by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 18."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1999/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."
}