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  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989",
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  "number": "7",
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  "text": "The party in whose favour an order is made may within 6 years from the date thereof apply to the court for the order to be varied on the grounds that–\n(a) material additional information as to the client’s means, being information which could not have been obtained by that party with reasonable diligence at the time the order was made, is available; or\n(b) there has been a change in the client’s circumstances since the date of the order,\nand on any such application the order may be varied as the court thinks fit but save as aforesaid the determination of the court shall be final.",
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      "affecting": "uksi/2001/829",
      "affecting_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2001"
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      "affecting": "uksi/2005/617",
      "affecting_title": "The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2005"
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      "affecting_title": "The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2005"
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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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