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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1999-commencement-no-7-order-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2010/142",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1999-commencement-no-7-order-2010",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into operation on 4th May 2010 provisions in the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 relating to the competence of witnesses in criminal proceedings to give evidence and the capacity of witnesses in such proceedings to be sworn. In addition, a saving provision and a number of amendments and repeals are brought into operation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/142/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:27:29.139910+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}