{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-constitution-amendment-rules-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3367",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Courts (Constitution) (Amendment) Rules 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-constitution-amendment-rules-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 1st December 2003\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 2003\nComing into force 1st January 2004\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, 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)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3367/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."
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