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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victim-statement-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/431",
  "legislation_title": "The Victim Statement Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victim-statement-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“chief clerk” includes such other civil servant in the Department of Justice as may be authorised to act on his behalf for the purpose in question;\n“clerk of petty sessions” includes persons appointed as assistant or deputy clerks of petty sessions;\n“public prosecutor” has the same meaning as in section 29(5) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002; and\n“writing” includes writing delivered by means of electronic mail.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 26."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/431/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:53:45.101423+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}