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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974-exclusions-and-exceptions-scotland-amendment-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111030264",
  "legislation_title": "The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974-exclusions-and-exceptions-scotland-amendment-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 10(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nRehabilitation Of Offenders\nMade 2016\nComing into force 8th February 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(4), 7(4) and 10(1) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 10(2) of that 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": "1974 c.53. 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) and the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/415)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 10(2) was modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030264/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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