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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-15/paragraph-23B",
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  "legislation_title": "Sentencing Act 2020",
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  "path": "schedule/15/paragraph/23B",
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  "number": "23B",
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  "text": "Where the index offence was committed before 13 April 2015, this Part of this Schedule has effect—\n(a) as if, in paragraph 23A, the reference to a civilian offence were to an offence, and\n(b) with the omission of paragraphs 23A(b).",
  "extent": null,
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 15 Pt. 4A inserted (31.12.2020) by Sch. 22 para. 96(5) of this Act (as inserted by The Taking Account of Convictions (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1520), regs. 1(1), 5(14)(d))"
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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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