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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-scotland-order-1991/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2884",
  "legislation_title": "The Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-judges-scotland-order-1991",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends section 1(1) of the Court of Session Act 1988 so as to increase the maximum number of persons who may be appointed as judges of the Court of Session from 24 to 25.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2884/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."
}