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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/2",
  "legislation_title": "The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC PROCUREMENT\nMade 4th January 2006\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 5th January 2006\nComing into force 31st January 2006\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by the section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 , hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by Schedule 8 paragraph 15 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/2/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."
}