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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/435",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 27th February 1996\nLaid before Parliament 28th February 1996\nComing into force 1st June 1996\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 9, 34 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 34; sections 9, 34 and 43 were amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18 paragraphs 60 and 63. Section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “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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