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  "legislation_title": "Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Act 2012",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend the rules about the punishment part of non-mandatory life sentences imposed in criminal cases and to amend the rules about the disclosure of information obtained by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.\nThe Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 20th June 2012 and received Royal Assent on 26th July 2012",
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