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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/divorce-etc-pensions-scotland-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1901",
  "legislation_title": "The Divorce etc (Pensions) (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/divorce-etc-pensions-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FAMILY LAW\nPENSIONS\nMade 18th July 1996\nLaid before Parliament 29th July 1996\nComing into force 19th August 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 10(8) and (10) and 12A(8) and of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 37. Section 10(8) and (10) and 12A(8) were inserted by section 167(2)(b) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995 c. 26. Section 10(10) is inserted because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1901/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."
}