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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/combined-probation-areas-west-midlands-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1059",
  "legislation_title": "The Combined Probation Areas (West Midlands) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/combined-probation-areas-west-midlands-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PROBATION\nMade 20th March 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2 of the Probation Service Act 1993, and after the consultation required by that section, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 47."
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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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