{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-court-staff-legal-advice-functions-qualifications-regulations-2020/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-court-staff-legal-advice-functions-qualifications-regulations-2020/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/98",
  "legislation_title": "The Authorised Court Staff (Legal Advice Functions) Qualifications Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-court-staff-legal-advice-functions-qualifications-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Family Court, England And Wales\nMagistrates’ Courts, England And Wales\nMade 28th January 2020\nLaid before Parliament 3rd February 2020\nComing into force 6th April 2020\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(3)(b) of the Courts Act 2003 and section 31O(2)(b) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 39. Section 28 of this Act was substituted by the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33), Schedule, paragraph 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1984 c. 42. Section 31O of this Act was inserted by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22) and substituted by the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33), Schedule, paragraph 14."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/98/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:34:08.969620+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}