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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prosecution-of-offences-act-1985-commencement-no-2-order-1986/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1029",
  "legislation_title": "The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1986",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Section 22 of the Act (power of Secretary of State to set time limits in relation to preliminary stages of criminal proceedings) shall come into force on 1st October 1986.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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