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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-general-amendment-no-2-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1257",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 7th May 1996\nLaid before Parliament 9th May 1996\nComing into force 1st June 1996\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 34 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "1988 c. 34; sections 34 and 43 were amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraphs 60 and 63. Section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “regulations”."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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