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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lay-magistrates-eligibility-northern-ireland-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2004/246",
  "legislation_title": "Lay Magistrates (Eligibility) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lay-magistrates-eligibility-northern-ireland-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUSTICE\nMade 24th May 2004\nComing into operation in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Order\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 9(4), (5) and (6) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been approved by each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 26"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/246/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."
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