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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111481028",
  "legislation_title": "The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2009",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 10(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRehabilitation Of Offenders, England And Wales\nMade 2009\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nA draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(4), 7(4) and 10(1) of, and paragraphs 4 and 6(4) of Schedule 2 to, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c.53, as amended by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c.4)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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