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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-information-scotland-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/520",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-information-scotland-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION\nMade 30th November 2004\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd December 2004\nComing into force 1st January 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 , and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, 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": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/520/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."
}