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  "text": "In this Schedule “community sentence” has—\n(a) in relation to England and Wales, the same meaning as in the Sentencing Code, and\n(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the same meaning as in the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24)).",
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