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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-scope-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/997",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1997",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 20th March 1997\nComing into force\nregulation 3(2) 1st June 1997\nremainder 1st April 1997\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988, hereby makes the following Regulations of which a draft has, in accordance with section 36(3)(b) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:—",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 34; section 43 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraphs 60. Section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to “regulations”."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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