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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2109",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency (Scotland) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BANKRUPTCY, SCOTLAND\nINSOLVENCY, SCOTLAND\nMade 7th August 2003\nLaid before Parliament 13th August 2003\nComing into force 8th September 2003\nThe Secretary of State, being designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to insolvency, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1972 c. 68. The Secretary of State was designated by the European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3495). Section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) provides that despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under Community law, any function of a Minister of the crown shall continue to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2109/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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