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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-assistance-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2026/267",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-assistance-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade 22nd September 2026\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 24th September 2026\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2), (3)(b), (3)(f) and (3A) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 47. Section 33(2) was amended by section 67(7)(b) of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5). 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). Section 33(3A) was inserted by section 51 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/267/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:28:59.881389+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."
}