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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-form-of-documents-scotland-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/444",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health (Form of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-form-of-documents-scotland-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MENTAL HEALTH\nMade 12th September 2005\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 13th September 2005\nComing into force 5th October 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 325 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 asp 13. See section 329 for the definition of “regulations”."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/444/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."
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