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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deer-firearms-etc-scotland-amendment-order-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2023/9780111057766",
  "legislation_title": "The Deer (Firearms etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deer-firearms-etc-scotland-amendment-order-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 21(4) of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nAnimals\nDeer\nMade 2023\nComing into force 2023\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(1) of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 (“the 1996 Act”), and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 21(2) of the 1996 Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted organisations which represent persons likely to be interested in or affected by the Order.\nIn accordance with section 21(4) of the 1996 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": "1996 c. 58. 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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2023/9780111057766/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."
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