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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-lawyers-practice-scotland-amendment-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/358",
  "legislation_title": "The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL PROFESSION\nMade 16th July 2007\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 1st August 2007\nComing into force 25th September 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "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) and by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a). The function conferred on a Minister of the Crown by section 2(2), in so far as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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