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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-order-1994/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-order-1994/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3217",
  "legislation_title": "The Maximum Number of Judges Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-order-1994",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends the Administration of Justice Act 1968 by increasing the maximum number of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary from 11 to 12. The Order also amends the Supreme Court Act 1981 by increasing the maximum number of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal from 29 to 32.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3217/note",
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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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