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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-act-1979-amendment-order-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/531",
  "legislation_title": "The Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (Amendment) Order 1990",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 6th March 1990\nLaid before Parliament 9th March 1990\nComing into force 1st April 1990\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 147(1) and (2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 , and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 41"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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