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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110493877",
  "legislation_title": "The Maximum Number of Judges (Northern Ireland) Order 2004",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 2(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (the High Court) for the words “not more than nine puisne judges” there shall be substituted the words “not more than ten puisne judges” and accordingly the Maximum Number of Judges (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 is hereby revoked.",
  "extent": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "text": "S.I. 2001/958."
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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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