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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/accounts-commission-scotland-regulations-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/accounts-commission-scotland-regulations-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/681",
  "legislation_title": "The Accounts Commission (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/accounts-commission-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND\nMade 7th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 98(1)(b) and 106(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and by section 22(3) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 65; section 98(1)(b) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), Schedule 7, paragraph 5(2)(a); section 106(1) is amended (with effect from 1st April 1996) by virtue of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 14 and S.I. 1996/323."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 30."
    }
  ],
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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."
}