{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996-forced-marriagerelevant-third-party-order-2009/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996-forced-marriagerelevant-third-party-order-2009/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2023",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Law Act 1996 (Forced Marriage)(Relevant Third Party) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1996-forced-marriagerelevant-third-party-order-2009",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order specifies a local authority as a relevant third party for the purposes of applying for a forced marriage protection order under section 63C of the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27). A relevant third party can apply to the court for a forced marriage protection order without the leave of the court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2023/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:07:56.407184+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."
}