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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015-consequential-provisions-and-modifications-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1031",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Constitutional Law\nDevolution, Scotland\nCriminal Law\nMade 27th October 2016\nComing into force 17th December 2016\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 104, 112(1) and 113(4) and (5) of the Scotland Act 1998.\nIn accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c.46."
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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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