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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vulnerable-witnesses-scotland-act-2004-commencement-no-8-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2015/244",
  "legislation_title": "The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2015",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Procedure\nMade 3rd June 2015\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 5th June 2015\nComing into force 1st July 2015\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 asp 3."
    }
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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."
}