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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-courts-order-1983/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1983/713",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Courts Order 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-courts-order-1983",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES COUNTY COURTS\nJURISDICTION\nMade 11th May 1983\nLaid before Parliament 12th May 1983\nComing into Operation 1st August 1983\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 1(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1967; by section 55 of the County Courts Act 1959; by section 96 of the Bankruptcy Act 1914 and section 218(5) of the Companies Act 1948; and by section 67(1) and (2) of the Race Relations Act 1976; hereby makes the following Order:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/713/introduction",
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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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