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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-investigations-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/94",
  "legislation_title": "The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-investigations-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PROCEEDS OF CRIME\nMade 13th February 2003\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nWhereas–\nin terms of section 410 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“the Act”), the Scottish Ministers are required to make a code of practice as to the exercise by proper persons of functions they have under Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Act (investigations: Scotland);\nin pursuance of section 410(2) of the Act, the Scottish Ministers have prepared and published a draft of the code of practice, have considered representations made to them about the draft and have amended the draft accordingly;\nin pursuance of section 410(3) of the Act, the Scottish Ministers have laid the code of practice before the Scottish Parliament;\na draft of this Order has, in accordance with section 459(6)(b) of the Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament;\nnow, therefore, the Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 410(4) of the Act, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 29."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/94/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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