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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987-commencement-no-2-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/397",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987-commencement-no-2-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 4th March 1988\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 16(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 38."
    }
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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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