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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009/schedule-1/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "asp/2009/9",
  "legislation_title": "Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "An offence under any of the following provisions of the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 9) against a person under the age of 16—\n(a) section 1 (meeting a person following certain preliminary contact with intention of engaging in unlawful sexual activity),\n(b) section 9 (paying a person for sexual services),\n(c) section 10 (causing or inciting provision by a person of sexual services or pornography),\n(d) section 11 (controlling a person providing sexual services or involved in pornography),\n(e) section 12 (arranging or facilitating provision by a person of sexual services or pornography).",
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  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:36.910809+00:00"
  },
  "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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