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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-amendment-rules-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1137",
  "legislation_title": "The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) (Amendment) Rules 1987",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 30th June 1987\nLaid before Parliament 9th July 1987\nComing into force 1st August 1987\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 18 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1980 c. 43."
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  ],
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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."
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