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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/107",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-funds-scotland-regulations-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Social Security\nMade 17th February 2016\nComing into force 1st April 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(3) and 4 of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with sections 3(4) and 4(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
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      "text": "2015 asp 5."
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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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