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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-offenders-act-1997-commencement-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1920",
  "legislation_title": "The Sex Offenders Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sex-offenders-act-1997-commencement-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES\nCRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND\nCRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 2nd August 1997\nIn exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 10(2) of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 51."
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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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