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Part III
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<Title> Criminal Proceedings</Title>
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24A
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art 3(1), Sch. 1 Pt.I (Guernsey), 1993/1797 art. 3(1), Sch. 1 Pt.I (Jersey) (as amended by
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;
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,
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,
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,
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