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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-commencement-no-5-order-1989/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1989",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The following provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 shall come into force on 1st February 1989–\n(a) sections 35 and 36 (reviews of sentencing);\n(b) Schedule 3 (reviews of sentencing – supplementary);\n(c) section 170(1) (minor and consequential amendments) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 15 specified in the following paragraph; and\n(d) so much of Schedule 15 (minor and consequential amendments) as amends the following enactments–\n(i) the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23);\n(ii) section 44 of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47); and\n(iii) the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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