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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2010/446",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults\nMade 14th December 2010\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 87(1), (2) and (3) and 98(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 28 of schedule 2 and paragraph 13 of schedule 3 to, the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 100(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 asp 14."
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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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