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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-advice-and-assistance-limits-conditions-and-representation-scotland-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2008/9780110816531",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Limits, Conditions and Representation) (Scotland) Regulations 2008",
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  "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. This draft replaces the one laid on 25th April 2008 and is being issued free to all known recipients of that draft Scottish Statutory Instrument\nLEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade\nComing into force 30th June 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9, 11(2) and 36(2)(b) 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 this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 9 was amended by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), section 32. 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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 47. 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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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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