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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-release-of-short-term-prisoners-on-licence-repeal-of-age-restriction-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2003/0110464486",
  "legislation_title": "The Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Repeal of Age Restriction) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-release-of-short-term-prisoners-on-licence-repeal-of-age-restriction-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 34A(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nPRISONS\nMade 2003\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House, in accordance with section 34A(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 34A(5)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 53. Section 34A was inserted by section 99 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110464486/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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