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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-general-amendment-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/8",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2020",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales\nMade 6th January 2020\nLaid before Parliament 7th January 2020\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Lord Chancellor, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(h), 41(l)(a) and (b) and 41(2)(a) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2012 c. 10; section 42(1) provides that in Part 1 of that Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor and “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations (except in Schedule 6)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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