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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-exemption-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3064",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Exemption) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-exemption-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW\nMade 4th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 11th December 1996\nComing into force 1st January 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 141A(3)(c) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 33: section 141A was inserted by section 6 of the Offensive Weapons Act 1996 (c. 26)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3064/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."
}