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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015-commencement-no-4-regulations-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation_title": "The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2018",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 11th January 2018\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 15th January 2018\nComing into force 31st January 2018\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(2) and (3) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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  "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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