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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/441",
  "legislation_title": "The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974-exceptions-amendment-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 28th February 2002\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4(4), 7(4) and 10(1) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 53."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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