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					<dc:description>These Regulations appoint 3 October 2023 as the day on which all of the provisions contained in the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 (“the Act”) will come into force, other than sections 26, 31 and 32 of the Act (which came into force on 8 March 2023 by virtue of provision made in section 31(1) of the Act).</dc:description>
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<Text>These Regulations appoint 3 October 2023 as the day on which all of the provisions contained in the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 (“<Term>the Act</Term>”) will come into force, other than sections 26, 31 and 32 of the Act (which came into force on 8 March 2023 by virtue of provision made in section 31(1) of the Act).</Text>
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