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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/170",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) Rules 1997",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 12th February 1997\nLaid before Parliament 14th February 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 52I(10), 53A, 58, 60(5), 61(5) and 70 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1957 c. 53; sections 52I(10), 53A, and 61(5) were inserted by, section 58 was substituted by, and section 60(5) was amended by the Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46), section 5 and Schedule 1. Section 70 was substituted by the Armed Forces Act 1996, section 16 and Schedule 5."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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