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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-mental-health-safety-and-security-scotland-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2012/9780111017067",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health (Safety and Security) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-mental-health-safety-and-security-scotland-amendment-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 326(4) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nMental Health\nMade 2012\nComing into force 1st August 2012\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 286(1) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 286(6) of that Act, they have consulted with such persons as they consider appropriate.\nIn accordance with section 326(4) 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": "2003 asp 13; see section 329 for the definition of “regulations”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 326(4) has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111017067/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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