{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-constitution-greater-london-rules-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2960",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Courts (Constitution) (Greater London) Rules 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-constitution-greater-london-rules-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 18th November 2003\nLaid before Parliament 19th November 2003\nComing into force in accordance with Rule 1\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 67 and 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, and after consultation with the rule committee appointed under section 144, makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43. Subsection 1 was amended by paragraphs 95 and 116 of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22)."
    }
  ],
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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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