{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-at-work-scotland-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/149",
  "legislation_title": "The Children (Protection at Work) (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-at-work-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 19th May 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 19th May 2000\nComing into force 9th June 2000\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the employment of children and young persons and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15; functions of the Secretary of State under section 2(2), in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of that Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/149/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."
}