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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regulation-of-investigatory-powers-covert-human-intelligence-sources-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2015/9780111025482",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regulation-of-investigatory-powers-covert-human-intelligence-sources-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 24(9) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament. This draft Order replaces the one laid on 2nd December 2014 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Order.\nInvestigatory Powers\nMade\nComing into force\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(5) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nThe Scottish Ministers have in accordance with:\n(1) section 24(7) of the Act prepared a draft revised code of practice relating to covert human intelligence sources under the Act;\n(2) section 24(3) of the Act, published that draft revised code of practice and considered any representations made to them about that draft; and\n(3) section 24(4) of the Act laid that draft revised code of practice before the Scottish Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 24(9) of the 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": "2000 asp 11. Section 24 has been amended by schedule 7 to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2015/9780111025482/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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