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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2267",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FAMILY PROCEEDINGS (ENGLAND AND WALES)\nSUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nCOUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 17th August 2000\nLaid before Parliament 24th August 2000\nComing into force in accordance with rule 1(2)\nWe, the authority having the 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 section 40 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/2000/2267/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."
}