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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensed-legal-services-interests-in-licensed-providers-scotland-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2012/154",
  "legislation_title": "The Licensed Legal Services (Interests in Licensed Providers) (Scotland) Regulations 2012",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Legal Profession\nMade 17th May 2012\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 21st May 2012\nComing into force 2nd July 2012\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 67(2)(a) and (4)(c) and (d) and 146(2)(a) of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 5 of that Act, the Scottish Ministers considered it appropriate to consult, and have consulted, such persons or bodies as appear to them to have a significant interest in the particular subject matter to which the making of these Regulations relates.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2010 asp 16."
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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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