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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-enforcement-and-security-separation-issues-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1408",
  "legislation_title": "The Law Enforcement and Security (Separation Issues etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-enforcement-and-security-separation-issues-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union\nCriminal Law\nInvestigatory Powers\nPolice\nProceeds Of Crime\nMade 2nd December 2020\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 69(1), 71(4), 73(5), 84(7), 86(7) and 223(8) of the Extradition Act 2003, sections 8(1), 8B(1) and (2) and 23(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and by section 41(1) and (5) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.\nA draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament, in accordance with section 223(5) and (6) of the Extradition Act 2003 and paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2018 c. 16. Section 8 was amended by section 27 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), section 8B was inserted by section 18 of that Act, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraphs 38 and 53(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2020 c. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "See also paragraph 38 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 which provides for the combination of instruments subject to different Parliamentary procedures."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1408/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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