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Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020

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Section 40 - Interpretation

358.Section 40 introduces schedule 7, which contains the definitions of words and expressions used in this Act.

Section 41 - Commencement

359.Section 41 provides that this Act comes into force the day after receiving Royal Assent.

Section 42 – Short title

360.Section 42 confirms the short title of this Act: the Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020.

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Text created by the Scottish Government to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Acts of the Scottish Parliament except those which result from Budget Bills.

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