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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/30-31/3",
  "legislation_title": "British North America Act 1867",
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  "path": "section/96",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "96",
  "heading": "Appointment of judges.",
  "text": "The Governor General shall appoint the judges of the superior, district, and county courts in each province, except those of the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.",
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  "status": null,
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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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