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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/191",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 26th January 2001\nLaid before Parliament 29th January 2001\nComing into Force 19th February 2001\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 9, 34 and 43 of the Legal Aid Act 1988, and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "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 of and the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27), Schedule 8 paragraph 44. Sections 9, 34 and 43 are repealed (together with other provisions) by Part I of Schedule 15 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), which was brought into force on 1st April 2000 by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/774), but subject to savings in respect (inter alia) of assistance by way of representation relating to actual or contemplated criminal investigations or proceedings. Section 43 is an interpretation and is cited because of the meaning given to “regulations”."
    }
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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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