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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-act-2003-notification-requirements-scotland-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2007/9780110716862",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2007",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 138(2) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament. This draft supersedes the draft laid on 2nd February 2007.\nCRIMINAL LAW\nMade 2007\nComing into force 1st April 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 83(5)(i) and 84(1)(g) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 138(2) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 42. Section 83(5)(i) was inserted by the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 10) (“the 2006 Act”), section 78(2); section 84(1)(g) was inserted by the 2006 Act, section 78(5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2003 c. 42. Section 138(2) was amended by the 2006 Act, section 78(9)."
    }
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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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