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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-justice-of-the-peace-courts-special-measures-scotland-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2015/9780111029879",
  "legislation_title": "The Justice of the Peace Courts (Special Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This draft Order replaces the one laid on 2nd November and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Order.\nDraft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 288G(3) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nCriminal Procedure\nEvidence\nMade 2015\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 288G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c.46. Section 288G was added by the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3) section 10. Section 288G was amended by the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6) Schedule 1, paragraph 26(s) and should be read with paragraph 33 of Schedule 1 to that Act."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2015/9780111029879/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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