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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003-commencement-no-2-order-2004/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/174",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003",
  "text": "Schedule 5 and section 97 so far as it relates to that Schedule, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 9 and section 109(2) so far as it relates to that paragraph, come into force—\n(a) on 23rd February 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part I of the Schedule to the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004;\n(b) on 29th March 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part II of that Schedule; and\n(c) on 5th April 2004 in respect of all other petty sessions areas in England and Wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2004/175."
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  ],
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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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