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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982-amendment-rules-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/194",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) (Amendment) Rules 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982-amendment-rules-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPROCEDURE\nMade 31st January 2002\nLaid before Parliament 5th February 2002\nComing into force 1st March 2002\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, and section 48 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1982 c. 27. Section 48 was amended on 25th January 2002 by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3929)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/194/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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