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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1019",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Appointed Day No. 4) Order 1997",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND\nMade 21st March 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 28(2) and 54(8) of and paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 3 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 25."
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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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