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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003-commencement-no-9-savings-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-2005/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/547",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 9, Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions and savings",
  "text": "Anything which before 1st April 2005, is in the process of being done by, to or in relation to a justices' chief executive, in the exercise of, or in connection with his statutory functions and powers as a justices' chief executive may continue to be done by, to or in relation to a designated officer for a justice of the peace, magistrates' court or local justice area, as the case may be, including any legal proceedings being taken by or against a justices' chief executive.",
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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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