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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-empowerment-scotland-act-2015/section-137",
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  "legislation": "asp/2015/6",
  "legislation_title": "Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-empowerment-scotland-act-2015",
  "path": "section/137",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "137",
  "heading": "Guidance",
  "text": "(1) A local authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about the carrying out of functions conferred on the authority by this Part.\n(2) Before issuing such guidance, the Scottish Ministers must consult—\n(a) local authorities, and\n(b) any other person appearing to the Scottish Ministers to have an interest.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 137 in force at 13.11.2015 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2015/358, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 137 in force at 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2017/458, art. 2, sch."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/6/section/137",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:50.337594+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."
}