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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-magistrates-courts-act-1994-commencement-no-8-and-transitional-provisions-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/685",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1995",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 8th March 1995\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 1995\nComing into force\nall provisions except article 5(2) and (3) 1st April 1995\narticle 5(2) 1st October 1995\narticle 5(3) 1st January 1996\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 94(2), (4), (5) and (7) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:",
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      "text": "1994 c. 29."
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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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