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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vulnerable-witnesses-scotland-act-2004-commencement-no-2-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/590",
  "legislation_title": "The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vulnerable-witnesses-scotland-act-2004-commencement-no-2-saving-and-transitional-provisions-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY\nSHERIFF COURT\nMade 23rd November 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 asp 3."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/590/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."
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