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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sight-testing-examination-and-prescription-amendment-scotland-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/134",
  "legislation_title": "The Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sight-testing-examination-and-prescription-amendment-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "OPTICIANS\nMade 9th March 2006\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 10th March 2006\nComing into force 1st April 2006\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of powers conferred by section 26(1) and (3) of the Opticians Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 44. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
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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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