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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-scotland-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/747",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure) (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-discretionary-expenditure-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND\nMade 6th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 83(4AA) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 65; subsection (4AA) is inserted in section 83 (with effect from 1st April 1996) by virtue of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), section 164(4) and S.I. 1996/323."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/747/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."
}