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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authority-capital-finance-and-accounting-scotland-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111031063",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Regulations 2016",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "These draft Regulations supersede the draft of the same title which was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 19th January 2016 and published on 20th January 2016 (ISBN 9780111030950). They are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those draft Regulations.\nDraft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 165(5) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nLocal Government\nMade 2016\nComing into force 1st April 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 165 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 165(5) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c.39. Section 165 was amended by Schedule 24 to the Environment Act 1995 (c.25). 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). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c.30. Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 was amended by section 5(2) of the Stock Transfer Act 1982 (c.41)."
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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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