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  "legislation_title": "Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about fish farming and shellfish farming; about salmon fisheries and freshwater fisheries; about sea fisheries; about shellfish waters and fisheries for shellfish; about charging in connection with functions relating to fish farming, shellfish farming, salmon fisheries, freshwater fisheries and sea fisheries; about fixed penalty notices for offences under certain aquaculture, fisheries and other marine legislation; and for connected purposes.\nThe Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 15th May 2013 and received Royal Assent on 18th June 2013",
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
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