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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-welfare-commission-for-scotland-prescribed-persons-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/176",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-welfare-commission-for-scotland-prescribed-persons-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MENTAL HEALTH\nMade 22nd March 2005\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd March 2005\nComing into force 5th October 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2)(k) 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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 asp 13."
    }
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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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