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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-act-1980/schedule-7/paragraph-169",
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  "legislation_title": "Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980",
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  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/169",
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  "number": "169",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978—\n(a) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “committed for trial” for “section 7 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952” substitute “ section 6 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 ” ;\n(b) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “magistrates’ court” for “section 124 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952” substitute “ section 148 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 ” ;\n(c) in the entry about expressions relating to offences for “section 23 of the Criminal Law Act 1977” substitute “ section 22 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 ”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/1996/27",
      "affecting_title": "Family Law Act 1996"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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