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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-scotland-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2555",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND\nMade 3rd October 1996\nLaid before Parliament 11th October 1996\nComing into force 1st November 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 31(9) and 36(1)(a) and (2)(a) and (c) to (g) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 31(9) was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40), Schedule 8, paragraph 36(14)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 47."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2555/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."
}