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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1668",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 22nd June 2002\nComing into force 23rd June 2002\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 141(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 33."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1668/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:54:02.819120+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}