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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2001/article-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/824",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2001",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "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 of its 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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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/824/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:57:57.222085+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."
}