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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007/section-90",
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  "legislation": "asp/2007/14",
  "legislation_title": "Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "section/90",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "90",
  "heading": "Crown application",
  "text": "(1) This Act binds the Crown.\n(2) But subordinate legislation made under this Act need not bind the Crown.\n(3) No contravention by the Crown of a provision made by or under this Act makes the Crown criminally liable.\n(4) But the Court of Session may, on the application of any public body or office-holder having responsibility for enforcing that provision, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes such a contravention.\n(5) Despite subsection (3), the provisions made by and under this Act apply to persons in the public service of the Crown as they apply to other persons.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 90 in force at 28.2.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/157, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/14/section/90",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:53.317203+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}