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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-protection-scotland-act-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "asp/2021/16",
  "legislation_title": "Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-protection-scotland-act-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for domestic abuse protection notices and orders for the purpose of protecting a person from abusive behaviour by the person's partner or ex-partner; and to make provision for the termination of Scottish secure tenancies in cases involving behaviour by a tenant which is abusive of the tenant's partner or ex-partner.\nThe Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 17th March 2021 and received Royal Assent on 5th May 2021",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2021/16/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:29.724850+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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