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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-standards-relaxation-by-local-authorities-scotland-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1872",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Standards (Relaxation by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-standards-relaxation-by-local-authorities-scotland-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BUILDING AND BUILDINGS\nMade 28th July 1997\nLaid before Parliament 11th August 1997\nComing into force 1st September 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4(2) of the Building (Scotland) Act 1959 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1959 c. 24; section 4(2) was substituted by the Building (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 38), section 2(1) and amended by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Schedule 15, paragraphs 1 and 4."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1872/introduction",
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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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