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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-appointed-day-no-4-order-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1019",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Appointed Day No. 4) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-appointed-day-no-4-order-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order appoints 15th April 1997 for the purposes of sections 28 and 54 of and Schedule 3 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.\nThe provisions specified in article 2 of this Order apply—\n(a) in the case of section 28 (which relates to the application of Part III and concerns preparatory hearings), in relation to an offence if any of the events mentioned in subsection (1) of that section occur in respect of that offence on or after 15th April 1997 (section 28(1));\n(b) in the case of section 54 (tainted acquittals), in relation to acquittals in respect of offences alleged to be committed on or after 15th April 1997 (section 54(7));\n(c) in the case of Schedule 3 (fraud), in relation to an offence if any of the events mentioned in paragraph 8(1) of that Schedule occur in respect of that offence on or after 15th April 1997 (Schedule 3, paragraph 8(1)).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1019/note",
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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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