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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-rules-1992/rule-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-rules-1992/rule-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2071",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-rules-1992",
  "path": "rule/20",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Duty of court to explain procedure to relevant minor at end of applicant’s case",
  "text": "If it appears to the court after hearing the evidence in support of the applicant’s case that he has made out a prima facie case it shall tell the relevant minor or the person conducting the case on his behalf under rule 18 that he may give evidence or make a statement and call witnesses.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 20 in force at 1.10.1992, see rule 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2071/rule/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:16:50.472181+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}