{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-stipendiary-magistrates-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1924",
  "legislation_title": "The Maximum Number of Stipendiary Magistrates Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-stipendiary-magistrates-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 23rd July 1996\nComing into force 24th July 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order has, in accordance with section 13(5) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979, been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in the exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 13(4) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 55."
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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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