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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-5-order-2019/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2019/283",
  "legislation_title": "The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2019",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 10th September 2019\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 12th September 2019\nComing into force 25th November 2019\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(2) of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "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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