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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-courts-amendment-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2165",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-courts-amendment-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nCOUNTY COURTS\nJURISDICTION\nMade 9th December 1988\nLaid before Parliament 15th December 1988\nComing into force 9th January 1989\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 99(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981; by section 29(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982; by section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984; by sections 2(1) and 26 of the County Courts Act 1984; by sections 117(4) and 374 of the Insolvency Act 1986; and by section 67(1) and (2) of the Race Relations Act 1976, hereby makes the following Order:—",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 54."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1982 c. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1984 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1984 c. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1986 c. 45."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1976 c. 74."
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  "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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