{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cremation-scotland-amendment-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/301",
  "legislation_title": "The Cremation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cremation-scotland-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CREMATION\nMade 5th June 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 6th June 2003\nComing into force 27th June 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Cremation Act 1902 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": "1902 c. 7; section 7 was amended by Schedule 11, Part V to the Finance Act 1949 (c. 47) and by section 2 of the Cremation Act 1952 (c. 31). 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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/301/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."
}