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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-single-use-carrier-bags-charge-scotland-regulations-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2014/9780111023211",
  "legislation_title": "The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-single-use-carrier-bags-charge-scotland-regulations-2014",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 96(4) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nEnvironmental Protection\nMade\nComing into force 20th October 2014\nThe Scottish Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 88, 89, 90 and 96(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 96(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nBefore the draft was so laid, the Scottish Ministers laid a copy of the proposed Regulations before the Scottish Parliament under section 97(2) of that Act.\nThe Scottish Ministers have carried out the pre-laying procedure in accordance with that section.\nIn accordance with section 97(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to any representations on the proposed regulations made to them, and to any report relating to the proposed regulations published by any committee of the Scottish Parliament for the time being appointed by virtue of standing orders.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 asp 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 96 has been modified by paragraph 5 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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