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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-emergency-workers-scotland-act-2005-modification-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2008/9780110801810",
  "legislation_title": "The Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 (Modification) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-emergency-workers-scotland-act-2005-modification-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 8(4) of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nCRIMINAL LAW\nMade 2008\nComing into force 1st April 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIt appears to the Scottish Ministers that registered medical practitioners, registered nurses and registered midwives are descriptions of persons whose functions or activities are such that they are likely, in the course of them, to have to deal with emergency circumstances.\nIn accordance with section 8(4) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2005 asp 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In accordance with section 8(2) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers shall not make an Order in terms of section 8(1)(a) unless satisfied of these matters."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2008/9780110801810/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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