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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/495",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade 6th November 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 7th November2002\nComing into force 1st December 2002\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(3) and 37(1) 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": [
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1986 c.47. 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)."
    }
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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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