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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2016/section-117",
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  "legislation": "asp/2016/1",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2016",
  "path": "section/117",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "117",
  "heading": "Commencement",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions come into force on the day after Royal Assent—\n(a) sections 71 and 73 to 77,\n(b) this Part.\n(2) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.\n(3) An order under subsection (2) may include transitional, transitory or saving provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:41.878642+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."
}