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  "legislation": "asp/2010/8",
  "legislation_title": "Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010",
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  "path": "schedule/11/paragraph/12",
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  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) SCSWIS may, subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), authorise—\n(a) the chief executive,\n(b) any other employee,\n(c) any of its committees,\nto exercise such of its functions, and to such extent, as it may determine.\n(2) SCSWIS may not authorise any of the following functions to be exercised by any other person—\n(a) the approval of annual reports and accounts,\n(b) the approval of any budget or other financial plan.\n(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the responsibility of SCSWIS for the exercise of its functions.",
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      "text": "Sch. 11 para. 12 in force at 1.8.2010 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 11 para. 12 in force at 1.10.2010 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch."
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      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 11 para. 12 in force at 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch."
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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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