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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005-temporary-modifications-order-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/227",
  "legislation_title": "The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Temporary Modifications) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005-temporary-modifications-order-2006",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nSection 45 and 46 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) (“the Act”) make provision for the President of the Supreme Court to make the Supreme Court Rules.\nBy virtue of section 24(b) of the Act, when section 23 is commenced (which establishes the Supreme Court) the person who immediately before that commencement is the senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary becomes the President of the Supreme Court. This Order provides that prior to that commencement, the senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary may exercise the functions of the President under sections 45 and 46 in anticipation of the establishment of the Supreme Court.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/227/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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