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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-commencement-no-2-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1676",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-commencement-no-2-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nCRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND\nMade 29th September 1988\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 171(1) and (2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 33."
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  ],
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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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