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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/140",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 2nd May 2017\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 4th May 2017\nComing into force 29th June 2017\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45(2) and (4) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2015 asp 12."
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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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