{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-remands-in-custody-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/970",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Remands in Custody) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-remands-in-custody-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 12th June 1989\nComing into force 3rd July 1989\nWhereas a draft of the following Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 128A(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43. Section 128A was inserted by the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), section 155(1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/970/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."
}