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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/971",
  "legislation_title": "The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 1995",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 31st March 1995\nLaid before Parliament 3rd April 1995\nComing into force 1st May 1995\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 18 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 and 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; section 18 was amended by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), Schedule 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1980 c. 43; section 144 is extended by section 145 of that Act and section 144(3) was amended by paragraph 25(7) of Schedule 18 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)."
    }
  ],
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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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