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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/knives-act-1997-commencement-no-2-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/5",
  "legislation_title": "The Knives Act 1997 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/knives-act-1997-commencement-no-2-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND\nMade 8th January 1999\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 11(3) of the Knives Act 1997, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 21."
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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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