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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abusive-behaviour-and-sexual-harm-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provision-regulations-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/93",
  "legislation_title": "The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2017",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nCriminal Procedure\nMade 21st March 2017\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd March 2017\nComing into force 24th April 2017\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(2) and (3) of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 asp 22."
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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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