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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1967-application-to-courts-martial-evidence-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/173",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1967 (Application to Courts-Martial) (Evidence) Regulations 1997",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 21st February 1997\nLaid before Parliament 24th February 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967, section 99A of the Army Act 1955, section 99A of the Air Force Act 1955 and section 64B of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 80; section 12 was amended by the Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52), section 11 and Schedule 5, and by the Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46), section 5 and Schedule 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1955 c. 18; section 99A was inserted by the Armed Forces Act 1976, section 11 and Schedule 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1955 c. 19; section 99A was inserted by the Armed Forces Act 1976, section 11 and Schedule 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1957 c. 53; section 64B was inserted by the Armed Forces Act 1996, section 5 and Schedule 1."
    }
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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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