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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-investigations-scotland-order-2015/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/206",
  "legislation_title": "The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) (Scotland) Order 2015",
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  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Action on receipt of a request in relation to an external investigation",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may refer to the Lord Advocate a request for assistance in relation to an external investigation.\n(2) The Lord Advocate or procurator fiscal may, on receipt of the request for assistance, act under this Order.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 4 in force at 16.3.2015, see art. 1(b)"
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  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/206/article/4",
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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."
}