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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legal-aid-scotland-act-1986-amendment-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111032695",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legal-aid-scotland-act-1986-amendment-regulations-2016",
  "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 2016\nComing into force 1st December 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(4) 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": "1986 c.47. 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/2016/9780111032695/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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