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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-scotland-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/446",
  "legislation_title": "The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Scotland) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-of-land-scotland-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ACQUISITION OF LAND\nMade 22nd September 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd September 2003\nComing into force 1st November 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 2, 3, 6, 13 and 18 of the First Schedule to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 and by section 275 of and paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Schedule 15 to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, 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": "1947 c. 42; see paragraph 18 for the definition of “prescribed”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1997 c. 8; see section 277(1) for the definition of “prescribed”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/446/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."
}