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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-fees-amendment-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/494",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-fees-amendment-order-northern-ireland-1996",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 15th October 1996\nComing into operation 4th November 1996\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 116(1) and (4) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1978 c. 23"
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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."
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