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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979/rule-21",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1979/90",
  "legislation_title": "The Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979",
  "path": "rule/21",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Joining of charges in one indictment",
  "text": "Charges for any offences may be joined in the same indictment if those charges are founded on the same facts or form or are a part of a series of offences of the same or a similar character.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1979/90/rule/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:01:57.370490+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."
}