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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nature-conservation-scotland-act-2004/section-59",
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  "legislation": "asp/2004/6",
  "legislation_title": "Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004",
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  "number": "59",
  "heading": "Short title and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.\n(2) This Act (except sections 53 and 56 and this section) comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.",
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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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