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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/49",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-amendment-regulations-2004",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade 9th February 2004\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 10th February 2004\nComing into force 12th April 2004\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(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. 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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