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  "legislation": "ukpga/1966/51",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966",
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  "path": "schedule/1/part/I/crossheading/apportionment/paragraph/3",
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  "text": "Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 above the Secretary of State may, as respects any year, make provision for the apportionment of the needs element or any part thereof among such classes of local authorities and on such basis as may be prescribed or of a prescribed amount of the needs element to such classes of authorities or to any such authority as may be prescribed.",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:56:13.007142+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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