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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/726",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND\nMade 11th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 12(3), 33(2)(b) and (3)(b) and (f), 36(1), 37(1) and (3) and 42 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "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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