{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-at-work-scotland-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/140",
  "legislation_title": "The Children (Protection at Work) (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-at-work-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 8th March 2006\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 10th March 2006\nComing into force 18th April 2006\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred 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": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "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/2006/140/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."
}