{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/limitation-childhood-abuse-scotland-act-2017-commencement-regulations-2017/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/279",
  "legislation_title": "The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 (Commencement) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/limitation-childhood-abuse-scotland-act-2017-commencement-regulations-2017",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThe Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 28th July 2017. Sections 2 and 3 came into force the following day.\nRegulation 2 of these Regulations brings into force the remaining provision of that Act (section 1) on 4th October 2017. Section 1 makes amendments to the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.52) to remove the limitation period for actions of damages in respect of personal injuries resulting from childhood abuse.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/279/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:17:04.081549+00:00"
  },
  "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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