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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/46",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 1998",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "C1. Business associations",
  "text": "Section C1.\nThe creation, operation, regulation and dissolution of types of business association.\nExceptions\nThe creation, operation, regulation and dissolution of—\n(a)particular public bodies, or public bodies of a particular type, established by or under any enactment, and\n(b)charities.\nInterpretation\n“Business association” means any person (other than an individual) established for the purpose of carrying on any kind of business, whether or not for profit; and “business” includes the provision of benefits to the members of an association.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/5/part/II/crossheading/head-c-trade-and-industry/paragraph/wrapper18n1",
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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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