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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-1-order-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2014/117",
  "legislation_title": "The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Mental Health\nMade 30th April 2014\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd May 2014\nComing into force 16th May 2014\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 34(2) of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2014 asp 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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