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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-courts-scotland-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/290",
  "legislation_title": "The Drugs Courts (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-courts-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW\nMade 5th June 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 6th June 2003\nComing into force 27th June 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 asp 7. See section 87(1) for the definition of “prescribed”."
    }
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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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