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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-confidentiality-rules-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/704",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996) (Confidentiality) Rules 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-confidentiality-rules-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules provide for the practice and procedure to be followed in magistrates' courts in relation to—\n(a) proceedings to deal with a contempt of court under section 18 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (“the 1996 Act”);\n(b) applications under sections 17(4) and (6)(b) and 18(6) of the 1996 Act; and\n(c) orders under sections 17(4) and 18(4) and (7) of the 1996 Act.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/704/note",
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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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