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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-appointed-day-no-1-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2343",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Appointed Day No. 1) Order 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND\nCRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 7th September 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 43(2), 48(5), 50(3), 53(3), 70(3), 71(6), 77(2) and (4) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, hereby makes the following Order:",
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  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 25."
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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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