# Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 3


A person who, immediately before section 5 comes into operation, was a justice of the peace for a county court division shall be treated as having been appointed under section 5(2) as a justice of the peace for Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/schedule/8/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-8/paragraph-3
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