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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-special-measures-directions-and-directions-prohibiting-cross-examinationamendment-rules-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/185",
  "legislation_title": "The Crown Court (Special Measures Directions and Directions Prohibiting Cross-examination)(Amendment) Rules 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 1st February 2004\nLaid before Parliament 2nd February 2004\nComing into force 23rd February 2004\nWe, the Crown Court Rule Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred upon us by sections 84(1) and 86 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 and sections 20(6), 29(3) and (5) and 65(1) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, hereby make the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 54."
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    {
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      "text": "1999 c. 23."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/185/introduction",
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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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