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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-evidence-in-proceedings-before-civilian-courts-regulations-2009/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1112",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Evidence in Proceedings before Civilian Courts) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-evidence-in-proceedings-before-civilian-courts-regulations-2009",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nSection 372 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (“the Act”) provides that the Secretary of State may make provision with respect to evidence in proceedings for an offence created by or under the Act before a court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or a British overseas territory.\nThese Regulations make provision in respect of evidence of enlistment, evidence as to service, evidence of standing or routine orders and the admissibility of service records, Defence Council instructions or regulations and Defence Council certificates.\nRegulations 12 to 14 make transitional provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1112/note",
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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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