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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/37",
  "legislation_title": "Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate in their application to Scotland certain enactments relating to persons under the age of eighteen years.\n[1st July 1937]",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed in so far as it extends to Isle of Man (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 11(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act amended by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), ss. 171(1)(3)-(5), 368(1)(3)-(5)Act modified (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 46, ss. 46(1)(3)(6), 309(2) (with s. 24(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 1.7.1937 by virtue of s. 113(2) (now repealed)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "Save as therein otherwise expressly provided, this Act extends to Scotland only see s. 113(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/37/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:34:22.741659+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}