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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/382",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND\nMade 9th March 1987\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1987\nComing into force 1st April 1987\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 12(3), 33(2) and (3), 36 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 6 and Schedule 2, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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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