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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-courts-and-justices-of-the-peace-scotland-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/480",
  "legislation_title": "The District Courts and Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-courts-and-justices-of-the-peace-scotland-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW\nMade 25th October 2007\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 26th October 2007\nComing into force 10th December 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 64(4), (5) and (6), 67(7), 71(7) and 71(8) of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 asp 6."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/480/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."
}