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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2004/1" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2004" Number="0001">Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004</Citation></Title>
<Number>1</Number>
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<DateText>27 January 2004</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00038" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2004/1/section/9" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-9">Section 9</CitationSubRef> – Commencement and short title</Title>
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<Text>This section allows the Scottish Ministers to bring the provisions of the Act (apart from sections 7 and 9, which come into force on Royal Assent) into force by commencement order.  Different dates may be appointed in the order for different provisions.  The section is in the usual terms.</Text>
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