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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-scotland-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/173",
  "legislation_title": "The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 10th March 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 11th March 2003\nComing into force 1st April 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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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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