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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-magistrates-courts-act-1994-commencement-no4-and-transitional-provisions-scotland-order-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3075",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Order 1994",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE\nMade 2nd December 1994\nLaid before Parliament 9th December 1994\nComing into force 1st January 1995\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 94(1), (4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 29."
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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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