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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-organised-crime-and-police-act-2005-designated-area-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1537",
  "legislation_title": "The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Area) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-organised-crime-and-police-act-2005-designated-area-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 8th June 2005\nLaid before Parliament 10th June 2005\nComing into force 1st July 2005\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2005 c. 15."
    }
  ],
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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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