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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-12",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110800875",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Meaning of “specified offence” etc.",
  "text": "(1) An offence is a “specified offence” for the purposes of this Chapter if it is a specified violent offence or a specified sexual offence.\n(2) A specified offence is a “serious offence” for the purposes of this Chapter if it is an offence specified in Schedule 1.\n(3) In this Chapter—\n“life sentence” means—\n(a) a sentence of imprisonment for life; or\n(b) a sentence of detention under Article 45(1) of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 9);\n“specified violent offence” means an offence specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2;\n“specified sexual offence” means an offence specified in Part 2 of that Schedule.\n(4) References in this Chapter to conviction on indictment include references to a finding of guilt under Article 17 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 9).\n(5) The Secretary of State may by order amend Schedules 1 and 2.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800875/article/12",
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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."
}