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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-designated-countries-and-territories-amendment-no-2-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2877",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-designated-countries-and-territories-amendment-no-2-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th November 1996\nLaid before Parliament 29th November 1996\nComing into force 1st January 1997\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of November 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 96 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 33; sections 71, 96 and 102 were amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36) and sections 72A, 93A, 93B, 93C, 93D, 93E, 93F and 93G were inserted by that Act. Sections 71, 72, 72A, 73, 75, 76, 77, 80, 83, 84 and 102 were amended by the Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 (c. 11), and sections 72AA, 73A, 74A, 74B, 74C, 75A, 93H, 93I and 93J were inserted by that Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2877/introduction",
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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."
}