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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1985-commencement-no-3-order-1986/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1986/2260",
  "legislation_title": "The Administration of Justice Act 1985 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1985-commencement-no-3-order-1986",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "This Order brings into force on 1st January 1987 the following provisions of the Administration of Justice Act 1985:\n(a) section 1 (imposition by Council of Law Society of disciplinary sanctions for inadequate professional services);\n(b) section 2 (in part; examination of solicitors' files in connection with complaints relating to the quality of professional services);\n(c) section 3 (powers of lay observers and Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in relation to inadequate professional services),\nand on 12th January 1987 section 48 (power of High Court to authorise action to be taken in reliance on counsel's opinion).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/2260/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."
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