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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-amendment-criminal-proceedings-etc-reform-scotland-act-2007-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2008/61",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007) 2008",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY\nSHERIFF COURT\nJUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT\nMade 20th February 2008\nComing into force 10th March 2008\nThe Lord Justice General, the Lord Justice Clerk and the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by sections 156(5)(b)(i), 226F(1) and 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": "Section 156 was inserted by section 16 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 226F was inserted by section 55 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1995 c. 46."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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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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