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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-act-2003-early-release-on-licence-order-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2020/9780111194461",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Early Release on Licence) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-act-2003-early-release-on-licence-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 330(5)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nCriminal Law, England And Wales\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 246(5)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, makes the following Order.\nIn accordance with section 330(5)(a) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 44. Section 246 was amended by paragraph 221 of Schedule 16 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), section 24 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), section 110(9), 112(2) to 112(6) of, paragraph 23(2) to 23(6) of Schedule 10 to, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 14 to the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), and section 15(4) and paragraph 7(2) and 7(3) of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111194461/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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