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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-matrimonial-proceedings-etc-amendment-rules-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1894",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc) (Amendment) Rules 1997",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES COURTS\nMade 28th July 1997\nLaid before Parliament 31st July 1997\nComing into force 1st October 1997\nThe Lord Chancellor, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under that section, hereby makes the following Rules—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43; the relevant amending enactment is the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraph 25."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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