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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-8-order-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2021/39",
  "legislation_title": "The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2021",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 22nd January 2021\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 26th January 2021\nComing into force 24th February 2021\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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