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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-scotland-act-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/43",
  "legislation_title": "Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/proceeds-of-crime-scotland-act-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate as regards Scotland certain enactments relating to the confiscation of the proceeds of, and forfeiture of property used in, crime.\n[8th November 1995]\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:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act modified (21.2.2009) by The Banking Act 2009 (Parts 2 and 3 Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/317), art. 3, Sch."
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      "type": "C",
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      "text": "Act extended (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 1, 2(2), 7(2)"
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      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (8.2.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/245), reg. 1, Sch. 6 Pt. 1 (with reg. 27(a))"
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      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (8.7.2021) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/716), reg. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3 (with reg. 5) (as amended (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2023/1399, regs. 1(2), 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 1.4.1996, see s. 50(2)"
    },
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      "label": "E1",
      "text": "For the extent of this Act see s. 50 and the commentary in ss. 16, 20, 28-31, 33, 34, Sch. 1 and Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2, 4, 12"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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