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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001-minimum-frequency-of-inspections-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2009/131",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Minimum Frequency of Inspections) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001-minimum-frequency-of-inspections-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL CARE\nMade 26th March 2009\nComing into force 1st April 2009\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 25(5A) and (5B) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 25(5A) of that Act, they have consulted such persons as they consider appropriate.\nIn accordance with section 78(2) of that Act a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2001 asp 8 (“the Act”). Section 25(5A) and (5B) was inserted by the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), section 31(2) and section 78(2) was amended by that Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/131/introduction",
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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."
}