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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/193",
  "legislation_title": "The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 31st January 2002\nLaid before Parliament 4th February 2002\nComing into force 1st March 2002\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 24 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 and after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 25; section 24 has been amended by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), Schedule 15, Part V(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1980 c. 43; section 144 is extended by section 145 of that Act and amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraph 25(7); and the Access to Justice Act 1999, Schedule 11, paragraphs 26 and 29 and Schedule 13, paragraphs 95 and 116."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/193/introduction",
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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."
}