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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-amendment-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110490738",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-act-1988-offensive-weapons-amendment-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 141(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nCRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 2004\nComing into force 2004\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 141(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 33."
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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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