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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-regulations-1987/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/382",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1987",
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  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Applications on behalf of others",
  "text": "(1) A client who for good reason cannot himself make application in accordance with regulation 4 may authorise another person to apply on his behalf and to furnish such information as is required by regulation 4.\n(2) Without prejudice to the right of a minor to apply under regulation 4 or to authorise application on his behalf under paragraph (1) of this regulation, application for advice and assistance on behalf of a child may be made by his parent or guardian or by any person in whose care he is, or by a person acting for the purpose of any proceedings as his tutor or curator.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/811",
      "affecting_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1993/533",
      "affecting_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/382/regulation/5",
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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."
}