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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/163",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade 10th March 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 10th March 2003\nComing into force 6th April 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(3), 37(1) and 42 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. 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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