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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-counties-agricultural-grants-scotland-scheme-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/559",
  "legislation_title": "The Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants (Scotland) Scheme 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-counties-agricultural-grants-scotland-scheme-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CROFTERS, COTTARS AND SMALL LANDHOLDERS\nMade 16th March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 30th March 1988\nComing into force 1st April 1988\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(1) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955, section 14(1) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1961, and section 12(6) of the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 1976 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with the Crofters Commission and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Scheme:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1955 c. 21"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1961 c. 58; section 14 was amended by the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 21), Schedule 2, paragraph 22(a) and (b)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1976 c. 21"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/559/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."
}