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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-choice-in-very-high-cost-cases-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1169",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Choice in Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2001",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 25th March 2001\nComing into force 2nd April 2001\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15(5) of the Access to Justice Act 1999, makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 22."
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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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