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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-children-act-1989-amendment-rules-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3376",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-children-act-1989-amendment-rules-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th December 2004\nLaid before Parliament 22nd December 2004\nComing into force 31st January 2005\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, and after consultation with the rule committee appointed under that section, makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43. Section 144 is amended by paragraphs 95 and 116 of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) and by paragraph 245 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) from a date to be appointed. There are other amendments not relevant to these Rules."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3376/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."
}