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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-act-1986-commencement-no-4-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2001/393",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-scotland-act-1986-commencement-no-4-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade 23rd October 2001\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 46(2) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 47. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/393/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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