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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-scotland-act-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/10",
  "legislation_title": "Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-scotland-act-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to special controls in respect of hazardous substances with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Scottish Law Commission.\n[27th February 1997]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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      "text": "Act modified (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 24(4), 278(2), Sch. 1 para. 3Act: power to modify conferred (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 2(2), 278(2) (with s. 20)Act restricted (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 41(6), 278(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1(6)(a) (with ss. 64, 219)Act amended (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 277(9), 278(2)Act amended (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 5, 6(2), Sch. 3 para. 8Act applied (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 1(2), 6(2)"
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      "text": "Act restricted (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), sch. 8 para. 39(2)(a)(iii) (with reg. 78, sch. 5 para. 2)"
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