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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-advice-and-assistance-assistance-by-way-of-representation-scotland-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2012/9780111015766",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Assistance By Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 37(2) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nLegal Aid And Advice\nMade\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 37(2) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c.47; to which there are amendments to section 9 not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), section 53."
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  "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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