{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/808",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FAMILY PROCEEDINGS\nSUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nCOUNTY COURTS\nMade 21st March 1994\nLaid before Parliament 21st March 1994\nComing into force 11th April 1994\nWe, the authority having power under section 40(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 to make rules of court for the purposes of family proceedings in the High Court and county courts, in the exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 40, and of all other powers enabling us in that behalf, hereby make the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 42. Section 40 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraph 50."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/808/introduction",
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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."
}