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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-works-environmental-impact-assessment-scotland-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/320",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-works-environmental-impact-assessment-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRICITY\nMade 11th September 2000\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 14th September 2000\nComing into force 5th October 2000\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/320/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."
}