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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-stipendiary-magistrates-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/3319",
  "legislation_title": "The Maximum Number of Stipendiary Magistrates Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maximum-number-of-stipendiary-magistrates-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 14th December 1999\nComing into force 15th December 1999\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of December 1999\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order has, in accordance with section 11(5) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997, been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 11(4) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997, 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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 25."
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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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