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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1554",
  "legislation_title": "The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 26th July 1990\nLaid before Parliament 30th July 1990\nComing into force 10th September 1990\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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  "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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