{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-designated-countries-and-territories-amendment-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/278",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories) (Amendment) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-designated-countries-and-territories-amendment-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 14th February 1996\nLaid before Parliament 26th February 1996\nComing into force 18th March 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 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; section 96 was amended by section 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36). There are other amendments to Part VI of the 1988 Act which are not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/278/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."
}