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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-143",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-143.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2795",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005",
  "path": "article/143",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "143",
  "heading": "Time for serving a witness summons",
  "text": "(1) The general rule is that a witness summons is binding if it is served at least 7 days before the date on which the witness is required to attend before the court or tribunal.\n(2) The court may direct that a witness summons shall be binding although it will be served less than 7 days before the date on which the witness is required to attend before the court or tribunal.\n(3) A witness summons which is—\n(a) served in accordance with this rule; and\n(b) requires the witness to attend court to give evidence,\nis binding until the conclusion of the hearing at which the attendance of the witness is required.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/143",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:49:01.488224+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."
}