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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-defence-disclosure-time-limits-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2680",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Defence Disclosure Time Limits) Regulations 1997",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 4th November 1997\nLaid before Parliament 10th November 1997\nComing into force 1st January 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in pursuance of sections 12 and 77(2) and (4) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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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