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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-act-2003/schedule-6/paragraph-26",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/42",
  "legislation_title": "Sexual Offences Act 2003",
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  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/26",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "26",
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  "text": "(1) The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 103 (evidence of persons under 14 in committal proceedings), in subsection (2)(c), after “the Protection of Children Act 1978” insert “ or Part 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 ”.\n(3) In Schedule 7 (consequential amendments), omit paragraph 18.",
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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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