{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civic-government-scotland-act-1982/section-79",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1982/45",
  "legislation_title": "Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civic-government-scotland-act-1982",
  "path": "section/79",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "79",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part VI.",
  "text": "In this Part of this Act—\n“chief constable” means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;\n“finder” has the meaning given by section 67 of this Act;\n“previous owner” has the meaning given by section 71(2) of this Act.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 79 substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), sch. 7 para. 6(6); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/section/79",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:10:54.687186+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."
}