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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999-solicitors-practising-certificates-order-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3235",
  "legislation_title": "The Access to Justice Act 1999 (Solicitors' Practising Certificates) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999-solicitors-practising-certificates-order-2002",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends section 11(3) of the Solicitors Act 1974 which sets out the purposes for which the Law Society may apply fees received from the issue of practising certificates. The amendment allows the Law Society to apply the fees for the purposes of the regulation, accreditation, education and training of solicitors and those wishing to become solicitors and for the other purposes set out in this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3235/note",
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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."
}