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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-public-order-act-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1994/33",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-public-order-act-1994",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make further provision in relation to criminal justice (including employment in the prison service); to amend or extend the criminal law and powers for preventing crime and enforcing that law; to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984; and for purposes connected with those purposes.\n[3rd November 1994]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act partly in force at Royal Assent, see s. 172(2)-(4)(6)"
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      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "Act extends mainly to England and Wales only, but for exceptions see s. 172(7)-(16)"
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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."
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