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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/body" NumberOfProvisions="333" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-08-05"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/part/X" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/part/X" NumberOfProvisions="6" id="part-X" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2011-07-10"><Number>Part X</Number><Title> Judicial and Related Matters</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2011-07-10"><Title/><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/217" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/section/217" id="section-217"><Pnumber>217</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/1" id="section-217-1"><Pnumber PuncAfter=")—(3)"><CommentaryRef Ref="c15118311"/>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/4" id="section-217-4"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c15118321"/>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/5" id="section-217-5"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c15118311"/>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/6" id="section-217-6"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c15118321"/>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/70/section/217/7" id="section-217-7"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c15118351"/>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c15118311" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 217(1)–(3)(5) repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1979/55" id="c11416" Year="1979" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="55" Title="Justices of the Peace Act 1979">Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55, SIF 82)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c11417" CitationRef="c11416" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1979/55/section/71" SectionRef="section-71">s. 71</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c11418" CitationRef="c11416" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1979/55/schedule/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c15118321" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 217(4)(6) repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/15" id="c11420" Year="1973" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="15" Title="Administration of Justice Act 1973">Administration of Justice Act 1973 (c. 15)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c11421" CitationRef="c11420" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/15/section/20/5" SectionRef="section-20-5">s. 20(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c11422" CitationRef="c11420" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/15/schedule/5/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-II">Sch. 5 Pt. II</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c15118351" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 217(7) repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/43" id="c11424" Year="1989" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="43" Title="Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989">Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c11425" CitationRef="c11424" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/43/section/1/1" SectionRef="section-1-1">s. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c11426" CitationRef="c11424" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/43/schedule/1/part/IV" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-IV">Sch. 1 Pt. IV</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>