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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-punishment-scotland-act-1997-commencement-no-6-and-savings-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/176",
  "legislation_title": "The Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 6 and Savings) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-punishment-scotland-act-1997-commencement-no-6-and-savings-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW\nMade 2nd April 2004\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 65(2) and (4) of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 48. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/176/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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