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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/426",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provision) Order 2016",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 15th December 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 19th December 2016\nComing into force 17th January 2017\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 117(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016.",
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      "text": "2016 asp 1."
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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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