{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-scotland-order-2007/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/210",
  "legislation_title": "The Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-scotland-order-2007",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order–\n“the Act” means the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007;\n“appointed member” means a member of a JPAC appointed by the sheriff principal;\n“the Board” means the body known as the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland;\n“commission area” means a commission area within the meaning of section 26 of the 1975 Act;\n“full justice” means a full justice within the meaning of section 9 of the 1975 Act;\n“JAC” means a Justices' Appraisal Committee established in accordance with this Order;\n“JP” means a justice of the peace appointed under the Act;\n“JPAC” means a Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee established in accordance with this Order;\n“JTC” means a Justices' Training Committee established in accordance with this Order;\n“justice of the peace” means a full justice or a JP;\n“Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session;\n“specified day” is the day which the Scottish Ministers have specified, or may specify, by order made under section 67(7) of the Act; and\n“the 1975 Act” means the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 20."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words revoked",
      "affecting": "ssi/2016/329",
      "affecting_title": "The Justices of the Peace (Training and Appraisal) (Scotland) Order 2016"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/210/article/2",
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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."
}