{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no-2-regulations-2001/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no-2-regulations-2001/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1437",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no-2-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 11th April 2001\nLaid before Parliament 11th April 2001\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 12, 13, 15 and 20 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999, and section 1(2) of the Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Act 2001 makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 22. Section 13 was amended by section 1 of the Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Act 2001 (c. 4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2001 c. 4."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1437/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."
}