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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/25",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision about criminal procedure and criminal investigations.\n[4th July 1996]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "Act extends to Northern Ireland but the operation of Sch. 4 is limited by application as mentioned in s.79(4)"
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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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