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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/knives-forfeited-property-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/161",
  "legislation_title": "The Knives (Forfeited Property) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/knives-forfeited-property-regulations-northern-ireland-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 22nd January 1998\nLaid before Parliament 4th February 1998\nComing into force 27th February 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 7(8) 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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