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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/663",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 10th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1998\nComing into force 6th April 1998\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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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1988 c. 34; sections 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), Schedule 8, paragraph 44. Section 43 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “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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