{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2005/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/144",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This Note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules amend the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 to: –\namend the definition of Master so that in relation to proceedings in the High Court it means Master (High Court) rather than Master (Probate and Matrimonial); and\nenable the court to hold a directions appointment by telephone or by using any other method of direct oral communication.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/144/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:53:16.316824+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."
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