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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-lay-magistrates-eligibility-order-northern-ireland-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2024/9780338022868",
  "legislation_title": "The Lay Magistrates (Eligibility) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-lay-magistrates-eligibility-order-northern-ireland-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Assembly under section 4(7) and section 102(6) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) Act 2015 for approval\nJustice\nMade xxxx 2024\nComing into operation xxxx 2024\nThe Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 4(7) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (the 2015 Act) read with section 121 of and paragraph 45 of Schedule 1 to the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022.\nIn accordance with section 4(7) of the 2015 Act, the Department of Justice has consulted with the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2015 c.9 (N.I.)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2022 c.7."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2024/9780338022868/introduction",
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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."
}