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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-diversification-programme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2001/484",
  "legislation_title": "The Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-diversification-programme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES\nMade 28th December 2001\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd January 2002\nComing into force at 8.00 p.m. on 31st December 2001\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
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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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