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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2011/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2011/396",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Legal Aid And Advice\nMade 7th November 2011\nComing into operation 5th December 2011\nThe Department of Justice 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 it.\nIn accordance with Article 36(3) of that Order, the Department has consulted with the Lord Chief Justice and the Attorney General and it has obtained the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel.\nIn accordance with Article 37 of that Order, the Department has had regard to the matters specified in that Article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1982/159 and S.I. 2010/976"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/396/introduction",
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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."
}