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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-amendment-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/63",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-amendment-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, SCOTLAND\nSHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nSUMMARY JURISDICTION, SCOTLAND\nMade 16th January 1997\nComing into force 3rd February 1997\nThe Lord Justice General, Lord Justice-Clerk and Lords Commissioners of Justiciary under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 16A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 and section 305 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 39; section 16A was inserted by the Sexual Offences (Conspiracy and Incitement) Act 1996 (c. 29), section 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1995 c. 46."
    }
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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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