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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1885",
  "legislation_title": "The Maximum Number of Judges Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Senior Courts Of England And Wales\nMade 11th November 2015\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of November 2015\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”).\nIn accordance with section 2(4A) of the 1981 Act, the Lord Chancellor has recommended to Her Majesty the making of this Order.\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 2(5) of the 1981 Act.\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 54. Section 2(4) was amended by section 20 of, and paragraphs 12, 13(1) and (3) of Part 2, Schedule 13 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 2(4A) was inserted by section 15(1) of, and paragraphs 114, 115(1) and (4) of Part 1, Schedule 4 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1885/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."
}