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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-diversification-programme-scotland-regulations-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/3295",
  "legislation_title": "The Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-diversification-programme-scotland-regulations-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES\nMade 14th December 1995\nLaid before Parliament 11th January 1996\nComing into force 1st February 1996\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to promotion of rural development, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/1887."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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