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  "legislation_title": "The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2026",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW\nMade 5th March 2026\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 9th March 2026\nComing into force 1st February 2027\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.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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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