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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-primary-medical-services-scotland-act-2010/section-26",
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  "legislation": "asp/2010/3",
  "legislation_title": "Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-primary-medical-services-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "section/26",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Programmes of enforcement",
  "text": "(1) A council must, at least once in every period of 12 months, carry out a programme of enforcement action in its area.\n(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a programme of enforcement action is a programme involving one or both of the following—\n(a) the investigation of complaints in respect of alleged offences under Chapter 1 or 2 or any regulations made under those Chapters,\n(b) the taking of other measures intended to reduce the incidence of offences under those Chapters or any regulations made under those Chapters.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 26(2)(a) inserted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), ss. 64(3), 175(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 26(2)(b) inserted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), ss. 64(4), 175(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 26 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/345, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/3/section/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:32:54.793045+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."
}