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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-scotland-act-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "asp/2009/12",
  "legislation_title": "Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-scotland-act-2009",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/12",
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  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Committee may, subject to sub-paragraph (2), authorise—\n(a) any of its members;\n(b) any of its sub-committees;\n(c) its chief executive;\n(d) any other employee,\nto exercise such of its functions (and to such extent) as it may determine.\n(2) The Committee may not authorise the exercise of the following functions under sub-paragraph (1)—\n(a) the approval of annual reports and accounts;\n(b) the approval of any budget or other financial plan.\n(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the responsibility of the Committee for the exercise of its functions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/12/schedule/1/paragraph/12",
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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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