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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-no-2-rules-northern-ireland-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2004/299",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 6th July 2004\nComing into operation in accordance with Rule 1\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Article 13 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, on the advice of the Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)"
    }
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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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