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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-blood-tests-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2002/163",
  "legislation_title": "Magistrates' Courts (Blood Tests) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2002",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 25th April 2002\nComing into operation 20th May 2002\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 13 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 on the advice of the Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
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      "text": "S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)"
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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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