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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taking-account-of-convictions-eu-exit-amendment-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1520",
  "legislation_title": "The Taking Account of Convictions (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2020",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union\nCriminal Law\nMade 7th December 2020\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8B of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.\nA draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament, in accordance with paragraph 8D(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2018 c. 16. Section 8B was inserted by section 18 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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