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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-matrimonial-proceedings-etc-amendment-rules-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1628",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc.) (Amendment) Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-matrimonial-proceedings-etc-amendment-rules-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "magistrates’ courts, england and wales\nMade 6th June 2007\nLaid before Parliament 8th June 2007\nComing into force 1st July 2007\nThe Lord Chief Justice with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, after having consulted with the rule committee appointed under section 144(A1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c.43; sub-section (A1) was inserted by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), Schedule 4, paragraphs 99 and 102 and sub-section (1) was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), Schedule 4, paragraphs 99 and 102 and the Courts Act 2003 (c.39), Schedule 8, paragraph 245 (on a date to be appointed)."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1628/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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