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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vulnerable-witnesses-scotland-act-2004-commencement-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/168",
  "legislation_title": "The Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/vulnerable-witnesses-scotland-act-2004-commencement-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY\nSHERIFF COURT\nMade 17th March 2005\nComing into force 1st April 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them 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",
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      "text": "2004 asp 3."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/168/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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