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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001-commencement-no-1-order-2001/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2001/304",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2001",
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  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Commencement of provisions",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 shall come into force on 1st October 2001:–\n(a) sections 5(1) and (2), 6, 24(1), 29, 30, 53 to 55, 63 to 65, 67 and 71;\n(b) section 79, so far as relating to the provisions in Schedule 3 specified in paragraph (d) below;\n(c) in section 80, subsections (3) and (4); and\n(d) in schedule 3, paragraphs 20 and 23(7).\n(2) Section 70 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 shall come into force on 20th December 2001.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/304/article/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."
}