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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2575",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1999",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 14th September 1999\nLaid before Parliament 14th September 1999\nComing into force 5th October 1999\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 11(2), 34 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988, having had regard to the matters specified in section 34(9) and having consulted the General Council of the Bar and the Law Society, and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 34; sections 16, 34 and 43 were amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraphs 60 and 63; and by the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27), section 26 and Schedule 8, paragraph 44. Section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to “regulations”."
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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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