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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-scotland-act-1897/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-scotland-act-1897/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/60-61/38",
  "legislation_title": "Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-scotland-act-1897",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Public Health in Scotland.\n[6th August 1897]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (1.4.2009 for the purpose of the repeals of ss. 68, 70, 71, 1.10.2009 except in so far as it relates to the repeals of ss. 32, 73(1), 161 and 164, 1.1.2010 for the purpose of the repeal of s. 32) by Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 5), s. 128(2), sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with s. 127); S.S.I. 2009/9, art. 2(b), sch. 2, S.S.I. 2009/319, art. 2(a), sch. 1 (with art. 3, sch. 2 para. 2), S.S.I. 2009/404, art. 2(3), sch. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act extended by Factories Act 1961 (c. 34), s. 182(9) and Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46), s. 62; amended by Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46), s. 73 and Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), s. 142"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act amended (S.) (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 11, ss. 17(1), 68(2) (with s. 66(1), Sch. 3 para. 2)"
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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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