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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-punishment-scotland-act-1997-commencement-no2-and-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2323",
  "legislation_title": "The Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-punishment-scotland-act-1997-commencement-no2-and-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND\nLEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND\nPRISONS\nMade 24th September 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 65(2), (3) and (4) of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 48."
    }
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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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