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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nitrate-public-participation-etc-scotland-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/305",
  "legislation_title": "The Nitrate (Public Participation etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nitrate-public-participation-etc-scotland-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WATER\nMade 2nd June 2005\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd June 2005\nComing into force 25th June 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 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": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/305/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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