{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/discontinuance-of-prisons-scotland-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/186",
  "legislation_title": "The Discontinuance of Prisons (Scotland) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/discontinuance-of-prisons-scotland-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PRISONS\nMade 14th June 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 16th June 2000\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 37(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 45. 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)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/186/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."
}