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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/423",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPROCEDURE\nMade 20th February 2003\nLaid before Parliament 27th February 2003\nComing into force 24th March 2003\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby makes the following Rules:",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43."
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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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