{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-justice-areas-order-2012/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-justice-areas-order-2012/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1277",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Justice Areas Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-justice-areas-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Justices Of The Peace, England And Wales\nMade 14th May 2012\nLaid before Parliament 17th May 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(4) and 108(6) of the Courts Act 2003 and after consulting in accordance with section 8(5A) and 8(6) of that Act, makes the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c.39. Section 8(5A) was inserted by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), section 15(1) and schedule 4, paragraph 312. Section 108(6) was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), section 15(1) and schedule 4, paragraph 348."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1277/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."
}