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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-scotland-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1601",
  "legislation_title": "The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Scotland) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safety-of-sports-grounds-designation-scotland-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SPORTS GROUNDS AND SPORTING EVENTS\nMade 30th June 1998\nLaid before Parliament 3rd July 1998\nComing into force 24th July 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1(1) and 18(2) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and, as required by section 18(4) of that Act, after consultation with such persons or bodies of persons as appear to him requisite, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 52; section 1(1) was amended by Schedule 2 to the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1601/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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