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MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 18th July 2005
Laid before Parliament 19th July 2005
Coming into force 31st October 2005
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 144 and 145(1)(ga) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980f1, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby make the following Rules:
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1980 c. 43; section 144 was amended by sections 109 and 110 and paragraph (245) of Schedule 8 and Schedule 10 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), section 90 and Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) and by section 125 and Schedule 18 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41); section 145(1) was amended by section 62 of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31), section 109 and Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 and by section 80 to the Access to Justice Act 1999.