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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-profession-and-legal-aid-scotland-act-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "asp/2007/5",
  "legislation_title": "Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission; to make provision as regards complaints against members of the legal profession in Scotland and other matters concerning the regulation of that profession; to make provision in connection with the administration of the Scottish Legal Aid Fund, including a register of advice organisations in connection with advice and assistance; and for connected purposes.\nThe Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 14th December 2006 and received Royal Assent on 19th January 2007",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act applied (1.10.2008) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 195(1), 211(with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2008/1436, art. 3(a) (with transitional provisions in art. 4)"
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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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