{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-family-procedure-modification-of-enactments-order-2011/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2011/9780111507513",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-family-procedure-modification-of-enactments-order-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 108(2) and (3)(c)(i) of the Courts Act 2003, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nFamily Proceedings\nSenior Courts Of England And Wales\nCounty Courts, England And Wales\nMagistrates’ Courts, England And Wales\nMade ***\nComing into force as provided in article 1\nThe Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 80 and 108(6) of the Courts Act 2003:\nIn accordance with section 80(1) of that Act, the Lord Chancellor has consulted the President of the Family Division (as the nominee of the Lord Chief Justice).\nIn accordance with section 108(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c.39. Section 80 was amended by section 15(1) of and paragraphs 308 and 343(1) to (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4). Section 108(6) was amended by section 15(1) of and paragraphs 308 and 348 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder to exercise his functions, under section 80(2) of the Courts Act 2003."
    }
  ],
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  "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."
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