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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-order-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1142",
  "legislation_title": "The Maximum Number of Judges Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-order-1996",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order in Council amends the Supreme Court Act 1981 by increasing the maximum number of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal from 32 to 35.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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