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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-1994/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-1994/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3046",
  "legislation_title": "THE COURT OF PROTECTION RULES 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-1994",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Exercise of jurisdiction",
  "text": "Except where these Rules otherwise provide, any function may be exercised—\n(a) without fixing an appointment for a hearing;\n(b) by the court or the Public Trustee as appropriate of its or his own motion or at the instance or on the application of any person interested;\n(c) whether or not any proceedings have been commenced in the court with respect to the patient.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3046/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:22:02.569441+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."
}