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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/811",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND\nMade 15th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 18th March 1996\nComing into force 8th April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 33(2)(b) and (3)(a) and 36(1), (2)(a),(d) and (e) and (4) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 47."
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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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