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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-proceeds-of-crime-rules-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2446",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Proceeds of Crime Rules) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-proceeds-of-crime-rules-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nMade 12th September 1996\nComing into force 7th October 1996\nThe Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, sections 31(5) and 48 of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Proceeds of Crime (Scotland) Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved, with modifications, draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section 34 of the said Act of 1971, do hereby enact and declare:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 58; section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), Schedule 2, paragraph 12, the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32), section 2(4), and by the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1995 c. 43."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2446/introduction",
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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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