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  "legislation": "apni/1935/13",
  "legislation_title": "Summary Jurisdiction and Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1935",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/summary-jurisdiction-and-criminal-justice-act-northern-ireland-1935",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to the powers and duties of justices of the peace in general or quarter sessions and petty sessions and out of sessions; to assign the exercise and performance of certain of those powers and duties to resident magistrates exclusively; to make further provision with respect to petty sessions districts and the appointment of clerks of petty sessions; to amend the law relating to the powers and procedure of courts of summary jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters, and appeals from such courts; and to provide for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.\n[16th July 1935]",
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  "version": "current",
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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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