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  "legislation": "sdsi/2008/9780110815114",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-advice-and-assistance-financial-conditions-scotland-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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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 2008\nComing into force 7th April 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(2) and 36(2)(b) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 37(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 47. Section 11(2) was amended by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), Schedule 10, paragraph 61, the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), Schedule 2, paragraph 9 and the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), section 33. Section 36(2)(b) was amended by the Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34), Schedule 4, paragraph 6. 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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  "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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