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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997/article-34",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/172",
  "legislation_title": "The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997",
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  "path": "article/34",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Explaining function of members and assessors",
  "text": "Where it appears necessary to him, the magistrate shall explain to the accused and to any parent or guardian of the accused who is present the function in relation to the proceedings of any member of the court and assessor who is sitting.",
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  "status": null,
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/172/article/34",
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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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