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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1035",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017",
  "path": "part/9",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "HOW TO START AND RESPOND TO PROCEEDINGS, AND PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nInitial steps\nGeneral\nRule 9.1\nWhen proceedings are started\nRule 9.2\nContents of the application form\nRule 9.3\nDocuments to be filed with the application form\nRule 9.4\nWhat the court will do when an application form is filed\nRule 9.5\nSteps following issue of application form\nApplicant to serve the application form on named respondents\nRule 9.6\nApplications relating to lasting powers of attorney\nRule 9.7\nApplications relating to enduring powers of attorney\nRule 9.8\nApplicant to notify P of an application\nRule 9.9\nApplicant to notify other persons of an application\nRule 9.10\nRequirements for certain applications\nRule 9.11\nResponding to an application\nResponding to an application\nRule 9.12\nThe parties to the proceedings\nParties to the proceedings\nRule 9.13\nPersons to be bound as if parties\nRule 9.14\nApplication to be joined as a party\nRule 9.15\nApplication for removal as a party to proceedings\nRule 9.16",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/part/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:10.291890+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."
}