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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-and-malicious-publication-scotland-act-2021-commencement-and-transitional-provision-regulations-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2022/154",
  "legislation_title": "The Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-and-malicious-publication-scotland-act-2021-commencement-and-transitional-provision-regulations-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Defamation\nMade 3rd May 2022\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 5th May 2022\nComing into force 8th August 2022\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 39(2), (3) and (4) of the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2021 asp 10."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/154/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:50:07.148572+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."
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