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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/release-of-prisoners-coronavirus-scotland-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2020/138",
  "legislation_title": "The Release of Prisoners (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/release-of-prisoners-coronavirus-scotland-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Prisons\nApproved by the Scottish ParliamentMade at 10.15 a.m. on 4th May 2020\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament at 12.15 p.m. on 4th May 2020\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 19(1) of schedule 4 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nThe Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the making of these Regulations is necessary and proportionate, in response to the effects coronavirus is having, and is likely to have, on prisons generally, for the purpose of protecting: (a) the security and good order of prisons; and (b) the health, safety and welfare of prisoners and those working in prisons.\nIn accordance with paragraph 20(2) and (3) of schedule 4 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make these Regulations without them being subject to the affirmative procedure.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2020 asp 7; paragraph 19(9) of schedule 4 is modified by S.S.I. 2020/137."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/138/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:02:29.075528+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."
}