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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abusive-behaviour-and-sexual-harm-scotland-act-2016/section-26",
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  "legislation": "asp/2016/22",
  "legislation_title": "Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abusive-behaviour-and-sexual-harm-scotland-act-2016",
  "path": "section/26",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Meaning of harm",
  "text": "In this Chapter, “harm”, from a person, means physical or psychological harm caused by the person doing an act of a sexual nature.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "S. 26 in force at 31.3.2023 by S.S.I. 2023/51, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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