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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-assessment-of-resources-amendment-scotland-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2020/54",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-assessment-of-resources-amendment-scotland-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "National Assistance Services\nMade 20th February 2020\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 24th February 2020\nComing into force 6th April 2020\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(5) of the National Assistance Act 1948 , as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 , and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1948 c.29 (11 & 12 Geo.6) (“the 1948 Act”). Section 22(5) was relevantly amended by paragraph 2(1) of schedule 4 of the Social Security Act 1980 (c.30). The functions of the Secretary of State so far as exercisable within devolved competence were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1968 c.49 (“the 1968 Act”). Section 87(3) of the 1968 Act was amended by section 28(1) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) (“the 2003 Act”) and by section 62(2) of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 10). Section 87(4) of the 1968 Act was amended by section 28(1) of the 2003 Act. By virtue of section 87(3) of the 1968 Act, accommodation provided under that Act or under section 25 of the 2003 Act is regarded as accommodation provided under Part III of the 1948 Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/54/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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