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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-protection-products-amendment-scotland-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/117",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Protection Products Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PESTICIDES\nMade 5th March 2002\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 8th March 2002\nComing into force 30th March 2002\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",
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      "text": "1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), Schedule 8 paragraph 15(3). The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
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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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