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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/13" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2026" Number="0013">Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026</Citation>
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<Number>13</Number>
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<DateText>12 May 2026</DateText>
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<Title>Introduction</Title>
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<Text>These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Scottish Government in order to assist the reader of the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Parliament.</Text>
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<Text>These Notes should be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or schedule, or a part of a section or schedule, does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.</Text>
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