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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-witnesses-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-9-order-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2022/22",
  "legislation_title": "The Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2022",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 25th January 2022\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 27th January 2022\nComing into force 1st April 2022\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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/22/introduction",
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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."
}