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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-amendment-rules-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1343",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) (Amendment) Rules 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-amendment-rules-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nPROCEDURE\nMade 12th May 1999\nLaid before Parliament 12th May 1999\nComing into force 1st June 1999\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, and after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43; section 144 is extended by section 145 of that Act."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1343/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."
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