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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/245",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2006",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LEGAL AID AND ADVICE\nMade 26th May 2006\nTo be laid before Parliament\nComing into operation 1st July 2006\nThe Lord Chancellor makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 36(3) of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and now vested in him. In accordance with Article 36(3) of that Order, he has consulted with the Lord Chief Justice and the Attorney General and has obtained the approval of the Treasury:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8)"
    },
    {
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      "text": "S.I. 1982/159"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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