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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/salmon-and-freshwater-fisheries-consolidation-scotland-act-2003/section-7",
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  "legislation": "asp/2003/15",
  "legislation_title": "Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Illegal fishing by two or more persons acting together",
  "text": "If two or more persons acting together do any act which would constitute an offence under section 1, 2 or 6 of this Act, every such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section, and liable—\n(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both such fine and such imprisonment; and\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "S. 7 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/174, art. 2"
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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."
}