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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2002/article-8",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2002/159",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1986",
  "text": "In rule 10—\n(a) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) after the words “a Contracting State” insert the words “or a Regulation State”; and\n(ii) after the words “the 1968 Convention” insert the words “or Article 5(2) of the Regulation”;\n(b) in paragraph (6) after the word “Rule” insert the words “in respect of a complaint in relation to which the court has jurisdiction by virtue of Article 5(2) of the 1968 Convention”; and\n(c) after paragraph (6) insert the following new paragraph—\n“(7) Where a maintenance order has been made under this Rule in respect of a complaint in relation to which the court has jurisdiction by virtue of Article 5(2) of the Regulation, the clerk of petty sessions shall cause notice thereof to be given to the defendant by sending a copy of the order by post addressed to his last known or usual place of abode and, on application by the complainant, shall give to the complainant the following documents—\n(a) a certified copy of the order; and\n(b) a completed certificate in the form of Annex V to the Regulation;\nwith a view to an application being made by the complainant for registration and enforcement under Articles 38 and 39 of the Regulation.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/159/article/8",
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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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