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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-no-3-rules-northern-ireland-2008/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/466",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings (Amendment No. 3) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-no-3-rules-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules amend the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 322) (“the 1996 Rules”) to make provision for applications for a forced marriage protection order under Schedule 1 to the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007.\nThe procedure for such applications is contained in new rules 3.40 to 3.46.\nNew rule 3.40 contains principal definitions.\nNew rule 3.41 sets out how an application for a forced marriage protection order is to be made.\nNew rule 3.42 deals with cases where leave of the court is required to make an application.\nNew rule 3.43 makes provision for service of the application.\nNew rule 3.44 makes provision for joining or removing a person as party to the proceedings.\nNew rule 3.45 provides for the hearing of applications for forced marriage protection orders and service of the ensuing orders.\nNew rule 3.46 provides for orders made by the court of its own motion.\nRule 5.1 of the 1996 Rules is also amended to provide for appeals in respect of a forced marriage protection order from a designated county court to the Court of Appeal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/466/note",
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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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