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<Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-0e9e99e9bbffc8f26a77a396c541543f"/>29</Pnumber>
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<Text>The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is amended as follows.</Text>
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<Text>In section 105(1) (interpretation of Part 5), in the definition of “cross-border placement”, for “a residential establishment” substitute <InlineAmendment>“residential accommodation”</InlineAmendment>.</Text>
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