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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-of-the-peace-courts-scotland-amendment-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/153",
  "legislation_title": "The Justice of the Peace Courts (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-of-the-peace-courts-scotland-amendment-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Justice Of The Peace Courts\nMade 16th May 2013\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 20th May 2013\nComing into force 29th June 2013\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59(6) and 81(2) of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 59(4) of that Act, the Lord President of the Court of Session has determined that a JP court is not necessary in the sheriff court districts of Portree, Stornoway and Wick.\nIn accordance with section 59(7) of that Act, the Lord President of the Court of Session and the Scottish Court Service have given consent to the making of this Order.\nIn accordance with section 59(7A)(a) of that Act, the Lord President of the Court of Session consulted the relevant Sheriffs Principal before giving his consent.\nIn accordance with section 59(7A)(b) of that Act the Scottish Court Service consulted such persons as it considered appropriate before giving its consent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 asp 6; (the “2007 Act”), section 81(2) was amended by the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), (the “2008 Act”), schedule 5, paragraph 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 59(4) was amended by the 2008 Act, section 57(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Subsections (7) and (7A) of section 59 were substituted for subsection (7) of section 59 by the 2008 Act, section 57(2)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/153/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."
}