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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-appointments-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2995",
  "legislation_title": "The Judicial Appointments Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-appointments-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Tribunals And Inquiries\nJudicial Appointments And Discipline\nMade 17th November 2008\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and section 7(6A) and (6B) of the Social Security Act 1998.\nThe Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Judicial Appointments Commission in accordance with section 51(9) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and in accordance with that subsection as it applies by virtue of section 7(6B) of the Social Security Act 1998.\nA draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 51(14) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and in accordance with section 80(4) of the Social Security Act 1998.\nThe Lord Chancellor makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c. 15; section 51 was amended by the Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), Schedule 21, paragraph 162 from a date to be appointed."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 14; section 7 was amended by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), Schedule 10, paragraph 29(1), (3) and (4)."
    }
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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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