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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/schedule-4/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/39",
  "legislation_title": "Courts Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 9(5) (requirement for author of written statement to give evidence in person), for “by a puisne judge of the High Court, a Circuit judge or Recorder sitting alone” substitute\n“by any of the following sitting alone—\n(a) a puisne judge of the High Court;\n(b) a Circuit judge;\n(c) a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts);\n(d) a Recorder.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/schedule/4/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:53.122162+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}