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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/172",
  "legislation_title": "The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 12th February 1997\nLaid before Parliament 14th February 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraphs 1 and 12 of Schedule 3 to the Armed Forces Act 1976, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 52; Schedule 3 was amended by the Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46), section 5 and Schedule 1."
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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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