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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scheme-for-construction-contracts-england-and-wales-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/649",
  "legislation_title": "The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scheme-for-construction-contracts-england-and-wales-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTRUCTION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 6th March 1998\nComing into force 1st May 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 108(6), 114 and 146(1) and (2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted such persons as he thinks fit, and draft Regulations having been approved by both Houses of Parliament, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 53."
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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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