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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abusive-behaviour-and-sexual-harm-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-3-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2023/51",
  "legislation_title": "The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abusive-behaviour-and-sexual-harm-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-3-transitional-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Justice\nPolice\nMade 21st February 2023\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd February 2023\nComing into force 31st March 2023\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 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 asp 22."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/51/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:46:34.110551+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}