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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-punishment-scotland-act-1997-commencement-no-3-order-1997/article-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2694",
  "legislation_title": "The Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1997",
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  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1997.\n(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2694/article/1",
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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."
}