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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disqualification-from-driving-prescribed-courts-scotland-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2940",
  "legislation_title": "The Disqualification from Driving (Prescribed Courts) (Scotland) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disqualification-from-driving-prescribed-courts-scotland-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND\nMade 9th December 1997\nLaid before Parliament 11th December 1997\nComing into force 1st January 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 248C(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 46; section 248C(1) was inserted by section 15 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48), which came into force on 20th October 1997 by virtue of S.I. 1997/2323 for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to make an order under section 248C."
    }
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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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