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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sexual-offences-scotland-act-2009-commencement-no-2-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/341",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2013",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 28th November 2013\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd December 2013\nComing into force 16th December 2013\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 62(2) of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "2009 asp 9."
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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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