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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-no-2-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/171",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-no-2-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade 22nd March 2005\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd March 2005\nComing into force 30th April 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2)(b) and (3) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 47; section 33 was amended for purposes not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/171/introduction",
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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."
}