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<Text>The words to which this section applies are words that are—</Text>
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<Text>in an Act of the Scottish Parliament, and</Text>
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<Text>in the Act as a result of having been—</Text>
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<Text>contained in the Bill for the Act,</Text>
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<Text>contained, as part of an amending provision, in the Bill for another Act of the Scottish Parliament, or</Text>
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<Text>inserted by words in subordinate legislation to which <InternalLink Ref="section-7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/11/section/7" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/11/section/7">section 7</InternalLink> applies.</Text>
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