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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-fingerprinting-etc-device-approval-scotland-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1939",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Fingerprinting etc. Device Approval (Scotland) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-fingerprinting-etc-device-approval-scotland-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE\nMade 1st August 1997\nComing into force 8th August 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 18(7B) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 46; section 18(7B) was inserted by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48), section 47(1)(d)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1939/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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