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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-scope-amendment-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/179",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-scope-amendment-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 26th January 2001\nComing into force 19th February 2001\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 8 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:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 34. Section 8 of the Legal Aid Act 1988 is repealed (together with other provisions) by Part I of Schedule 15 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), which was brought into force on 1st April 2000 by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/774), but subject to savings in respect (inter alia) of assistance by way of representation relating to actual or contemplated criminal investigations or proceedings."
    }
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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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