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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-funds-scotland-act-2015-commencement-order-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2015/428",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-funds-scotland-act-2015-commencement-order-2015",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order provides for the commencement of all provisions in the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) which fall to be commenced by order. Sections 14 and 15 of the Act came into force on 9th April 2015 (the day after Royal Assent). Article 2(1) of this Order lists provisions of the Act coming into force on 1st February 2016. These concern regulations and guidance. The remaining provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2016.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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