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  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Consolidation and Amendment) Regulations 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND\nMade 19th September 1996\nLaid before Parliament 24th September 1996\nComing into force 7th October 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 12(3), 33(2)(b) and (3), 36(1), (2)(a), (d) and (e) and (4), 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, in respect of regulation 7 and Schedule 2, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "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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