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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/955",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-general-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 1st September 2026\nLaid before Parliament 2nd September 2026\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (5)\nThe Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(h) and 41(1)(a) and (b) and (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. See section 42(1) for the meaning of “prescribed”."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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