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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-2015-act-commencement-no-7-and-saving-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2016/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/387",
  "legislation_title": "The Justice (2015 Act) (Commencement No. 7 and Saving Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-2015-act-commencement-no-7-and-saving-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2016",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into operation on 31st October 2016",
  "text": "The day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 is 31st October 2016—\n(a) section 1 (single jurisdiction: abolition of county court divisions and petty sessions districts);\n(b) section 2 (administrative court divisions);\n(c) section 3 (directions as to distribution of business);\n(d) section 4 (lay magistrates);\n(e) section 5 (justices of the peace);\n(f) section 6(1) (consequential amendments);\n(g) section 53 (live links: witnesses outside the United Kingdom);\n(h) section 92 (case management regulations) ;\n(i) section 104 (transitional provisions etc.) to the extent necessary to bring into operation the provisions specified in paragraph (l);\n(j) section 105 (repeals) to the extent necessary to bring into operation the repeals specified in paragraph (m);\n(k) Schedule 1 (amendments: single jurisdiction);\n(l) in Schedule 8 (transitional provisions and savings)—\n(i) paragraph 1 (Part 1: saving for jurisdiction conferred by other statutory provisions);\n(ii) paragraph 2 (Part 1: lay magistrates); and\n(iii) paragraph 3 (Part 1: justices of the peace); and\n(m) in Schedule 9 (repeals), Part 1 (single jurisdiction).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/387/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:54:19.061609+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."
}