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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fatal-accidents-and-sudden-deaths-inquiry-procedure-scotland-amendment-rules-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/478",
  "legislation_title": "The Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry Procedure (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2007",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT\nMade 24th October 2007\nComing into force 1st November 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 14. The functions of the Lord Advocate were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and the Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678), and from the Secretary of State to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/478/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."
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