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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003-travel-notification-requirements-scotland-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/205",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Travel Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003-travel-notification-requirements-scotland-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW\nMade 29th April 2004\nComing into force 1st May 2004\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 86 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 138(2) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 42. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 142(6) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 ( the “2003 Act”) and section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/205/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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