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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1144",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (General) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 22nd March 2001\nLaid before Parliament 26th March 2001\nComing into force 2nd April 2001\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 12, 15 and 20 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999, makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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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