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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1880",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-courts-amendment-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nCOUNTY COURTS\nMade 31st July 1998\nLaid before Parliament 7th August 1998\nComing into force 7th September 1998\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2(1) and 26(1) of the County Courts Act 1984, section 99(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981, section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, section 67(1) and (2) of the Race Relations Act 1976 and sections 117(4) and 374 of the Insolvency Act 1986 hereby makes the following Order–",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c. 54."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1984 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1976 c. 74."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1986 c. 45."
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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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