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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diligence-against-earnings-variation-scotland-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/116",
  "legislation_title": "The Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diligence-against-earnings-variation-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENFORCEMENT\nMade 7th March 2006\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 8th March 2006\nComing into force 5th April 2006\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(7)(a), 53(3), 63(6) and 71 of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1987 c. 18. The functions of the Lord Advocate were transferred to the Secretary of State (by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678)), and to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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