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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-act-2003-remedial-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111521403",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-act-2003-remedial-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nCriminal Law, England And Wales\nMade\nComing into force\nThe indefinite notification requirements in section 82(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 have been declared under section 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998 to be incompatible with a Convention right.\nThe Secretary of State considers that there are compelling reasons for proceeding by way of remedial order to make such amendments to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 as she considers necessary to remove the incompatibility.\nIn accordance with paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament, a document containing a draft of this instrument having previously been laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(2) of, and paragraph 1(1)(a), (c) and (d), (2) and (3) of Schedule 2 to, the Human Rights Act 1998:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By the Supreme Court in the case of The Queen on the application of F and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 17."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1998 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See section 1(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 for the definition of “the Convention rights” and section 21(1) of that Act for the definition of “the Convention”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "See section 21(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 for the definition of “remedial order”."
    }
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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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