{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-48/chapter-1/rule-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-48/chapter-1/rule-1.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1981/225",
  "legislation_title": "County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981",
  "path": "part/48/chapter/1/rule/1",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order;\nin Parts II to IV and VI “the Licensing Order” means the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and expressions which are defined in that Order have the same meaning as in that Order;\nin Parts V and VI, “the Registration of Clubs Order” means the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and expressions which are defined in that Order have the same meaning as in that Order;\n[ In Part VII, “the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements Order” means the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and expressions which are defined in that Order have the same meaning as in that Order]\n...\n(2) The notes appended to the forms do not form any part thereof and are so appended only for the purpose of assisting their proper completion.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Order 48 rule 1(1) omitted (31.10.2016) by virtue of The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/302), rules 1, 3(17)(a); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/3158 (N.I. 22)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1996.3159 (N.I. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Paragraph inserted by S.R. 2004 No. 463 with effect from 06.01.05"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/48/chapter/1/rule/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:45:17.527867+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."
}