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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/knives-forfeited-property-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1907",
  "legislation_title": "The Knives (Forfeited Property) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/knives-forfeited-property-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND\nMade 25th July 1997\nLaid before Parliament 7th August 1997\nComing into force 1st September 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in pursuance of section 7(8) and (9) of the Knives Act 1997, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "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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