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  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 2009",
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  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/10",
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  "number": "10",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies if—\n(a) before the coming into force of this paragraph the Prime Minister has selected a person for recommendation for appointment to the office of Lord Chief Justice or Lord Justice of Appeal under section 12 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23), but\n(b) when this paragraph comes into force the person has not been appointed.\n(2) Section 12 of the 1978 Act applies in relation to the appointment of the person, ignoring its substitution by this Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 10 in force at 12.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/812, art. 2"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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