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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/26",
  "legislation_title": "Housing (Scotland) Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission, certain enactments relating to housing in Scotland.\n15th May 1987]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act (right to buy provisions) modified (13.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/325, regs.3, 5, 7, Sch. 1.Act (right to buy provisions) excluded (27.9.1993) by S.I. 1993/2164, reg. 5.Act (right to buy provisions) extended (27.9.1993) by S.I. 1993/2164, reg. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "A table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation Bill will be found at the end of the Bill. The table has no official status."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act: definition of \"local authority\" applied (30.11.1991) by Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c. 45, SIF 86), ss. 14(1)(b), 23(1), Sch. 5 para.1; S.I. 1991/2508, art.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (temp. from 30.9.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/318, art. 4(1)(2)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/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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