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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-amendment-act-1992/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-amendment-act-1992/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/34",
  "legislation_title": "Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-amendment-act-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision with respect to anonymity in connection with allegations of, and criminal proceedings relating to, certain sexual offences.\n[16th March 1992]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act amended (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 57(1)(2) (with ss. 56(2), 63(2), 78); S.I. 2001/2161, art. 2 (subject to art. 3)Act amended (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 64(1)(2) (with ss. 56(2), 63(2), 78); S.I 2001/2161, art. 2 (subject to art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 1.8.1992 see s. 8(3) and S.I. 1992/1336, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland except as provided by s. 8(6)(7)"
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/34/introduction",
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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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