{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2016-and-onshore-petroleum-consequential-transitional-and-saving-provisions-and-model-clauses-regulations-2018/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2016-and-onshore-petroleum-consequential-transitional-and-saving-provisions-and-model-clauses-regulations-2018/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2018/56",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 2016 and Onshore Petroleum (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Model Clauses) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2016-and-onshore-petroleum-consequential-transitional-and-saving-provisions-and-model-clauses-regulations-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Petroleum\nDevolution, Scotland\nMade 17th January 2018\nLaid before Parliament 19th January 2018\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1), (1B), (2) and (3) of the Petroleum Act 1998 and sections 49(1) and (3) and 71(1), (2), (5) and (6) of the Scotland Act 2016 .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1998 c.17. Section 4 was amended by S.I. 2016/898. Amendments are also made to section 4 that have not yet entered into force. Section 4(1B) is to be inserted with the commencement of section 48(7) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) (on a date to be appointed). Section 4 is further amended by the Wales Act 2017 (c.4), Schedule 6, paragraph 15 (on a date to be appointed) and by Part 3 of S.I. 2016/898, regulation 3(3)."
    },
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "2016 c.11."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/56/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."
}