{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-covert-human-intelligence-sources-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2003/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/181",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-covert-human-intelligence-sources-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force the code of practice issued under section 24 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 relating to covert human intelligence sources. A person exercising or performing a power or duty to which the code applies shall, in doing so, have regard to the provisions of the code in so far as they are applicable.\nThe code of practice will be published by the Stationery Office Limited and copies may be obtained from the Stationery Office bookshops. It will also be published on the Stationery Office website at http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/181/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:37:07.790763+00:00"
  },
  "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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