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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003-consequential-provisions-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2078",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND\nMENTAL HEALTH\nMade 21st July 2005\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(1) and (2)\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 115 of, and paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Scotland Act 1998;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 104, 112(1) and 113 of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
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  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 46."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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