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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-authorisation-of-covert-human-intelligence-sources-scotland-order-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2014/339",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Authorisation of Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Scotland) Order 2014",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Investigatory Powers\nMade 27th November 2014\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd December 2014\nComing into force 2nd February 2015\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(4)(b), 8(1) and (2), 19(8) and 28(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 asp 11. Section 8 has been amended by paragraph 15(3) of schedule 7 to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), article 4 of S.S.I. 2010/350 and article 2 of S.S.I. 2010/420."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/339/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."
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