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  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts Committees (Devon and Cornwall) Amalgamation Order 1998",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 9th June 1998\nLaid before Parliament 10th June 1998\nComing into force\nfor the purpose of articles 2 and 4 1st April 1999\nfor all other purposes 1st July 1998\nHaving consulted in accordance with section 32(5) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997, the Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 32(3) and (8) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 25."
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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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