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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/costs-in-criminal-cases-generalamendment-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2408",
  "legislation_title": "The Costs in Criminal Cases (General)(Amendment) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/costs-in-criminal-cases-generalamendment-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 7th September 2004\nLaid before Parliament 15th September 2004\nComing into force 18th October 2004\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 19, 19A, 19B and 20 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, and having consulted the Crown Court Rule Committee and the Magistrates' Courts Rule Committee, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 23. Section 19 was amended by the Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34) Schedule 6, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) Schedule 4 paragraphs 27 and 28 and by other provisions not relevant to this instrument. Section 19A was inserted by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41) section 111. Section 19B was inserted by the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), section 93. Section 20 was amended by the Legal Aid Act 1988 Schedule 5 paragraph 13, the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 Schedule 18 paragraph 53, the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25) Schedule 5 paragraph 21, the Access to Justice Act 1999 Schedule 4 paragraphs 27 and 29, and the Courts Act 2003 Schedule 8 paragraphs 287 and 288."
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2408/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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