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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-appeal-retrial-for-serious-offences-rules-northern-ireland-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/158",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Appeal (Retrial for Serious Offences) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SUPREME COURT, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMades 21st March 2005\nTo be laid before Parliament\nComing into operation 18th April 2005\nWe, the Northern Ireland Supreme Court Rules Committee, being the authority having for the time being power under section 55 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 to make, amend or revoke rules regulating the practice and procedure of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland, hereby with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, exercise those powers, the powers under section 93 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, and all other powers enabling us in that behalf as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1978 c. 23"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2003 c. 44"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/158/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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