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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-weapons-and-licensing-scotland-act-2015/section-39",
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  "legislation": "asp/2015/10",
  "legislation_title": "Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-weapons-and-licensing-scotland-act-2015",
  "path": "section/39",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Guidance",
  "text": "(1) The chief constable must, in exercising any function under this Part, have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers.\n(2) The Scottish Ministers must publish any guidance they issue for the purposes of this Part.\n(3) The Scottish Ministers may revise and revoke such guidance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 39(1) in force at 1.7.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/130, art. 2, sch. (with arts. 5, 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 39(2)(3) in force at 1.12.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/382, art. 2, Sch."
    }
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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."
}