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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-courts-northern-ireland-order-1980/article-43",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1980/397",
  "legislation_title": "County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-courts-northern-ireland-order-1980",
  "path": "article/43",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Subpoenas and commissions for examination of witnesses",
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of any proceedings in a county court the High Court shall have the like power—\n(a) to issue a subpoena;\n(b) to issue a commission, request or order for the examination of witnesses;\nas the High Court has for the purpose of any proceedings in that court.\n(2) Paragraph (1) shall operate without prejudice to any jurisdiction exercisable by a county court by virtue of Article 14 or any other provision of this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1980/397/article/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:52:38.739072+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."
}