{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-order-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-order-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2019",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-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 17th November 1988\nComing into force 18th January 1989\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 141(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , a draft of this instrument having been laid before Parliament and having been approved by each House of Parliament, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Order revoked (S.) (29.9.2005) by The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/483), art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1988 c. 33."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2019/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."
}