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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-scope-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2831",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 17th November 1998\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988, makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
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  "status": null,
  "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 and 63. 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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