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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extended-sentences-for-violent-offenders-scotland-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/48",
  "legislation_title": "The Extended Sentences for Violent Offenders (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extended-sentences-for-violent-offenders-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW\nMade 27th January 2003\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 210A(7) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 210A(8) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 46. Section 210A was inserted by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37), section 86. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/48/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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