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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1492",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts Committees (Thames Valley) Amalgamation Order 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 19th June 1998\nLaid before Parliament 19th June 1998\nComing into force\nfor the purpose of articles 2 and 4 1st April 1999\nfor all other purposes 10th 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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