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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999-transfer-of-justices-clerks-functions-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/618",
  "legislation_title": "Access to Justice Act 1999 (Transfer of Justices' Clerks' Functions) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999-transfer-of-justices-clerks-functions-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 25th February 2001\nLaid before Parliament 2nd March 2001\nComing into force 1st April 2001\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 90(2) and (3) of the Access to Justice Act 1999, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 22; see section 90(5) for the meaning of “administrative” functions."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/618/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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