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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/674",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Changes for England (Magistrates' Courts) Regulations 1996",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 5th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 19 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, hereby makes the following Regulations;",
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  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "text": "1992 c. 19."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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