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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-scotland-amendment-no-2-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/1999/129",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-scotland-amendment-no-2-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PLANT HEALTH\nMade 21st October 1999\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 27th October1999\nComing into force 1st December 1999\nThe Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "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 Act."
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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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