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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hgv-speed-limit-variation-scotland-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111067048",
  "legislation_title": "The HGV Speed Limit (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hgv-speed-limit-variation-scotland-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 86(8) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nROAD TRAFFIC\nMade 2026\nComing into force 1st April 2027\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 86(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 86(8) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 134(8) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted with such representative organisations as they think fit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 27 (“the 1984 Act”). Section 86(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) (“the 2016 Act”), schedule 2, paragraph 8(2). Section 86(7) of the 1984 Act provides that the Scottish Ministers are the “relevant authority”, for the purpose of making regulations varying schedule 6 of that Act, as respects the driving of vehicles on roads in Scotland. Section 86(7) of the 1984 Act was inserted by the Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11) (“the 2012 Act”), section 21(11)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 86(8) was inserted by the 2012 Act, section 21(11)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 134(8) of the 1984 Act was inserted by the 2016 Act, schedule 2, paragraph 12(5)."
    }
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  },
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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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