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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-wales-consequences-of-local-government-changes-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/675",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Wales) (Consequences of Local Government Changes) Order 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 6th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 55(1) and (4)(b) and section 63(5) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 19."
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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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