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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-cash-rules-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2998",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Cash) Rules 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-detention-and-forfeiture-of-cash-rules-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPROCEDURE\nMade 2nd December 2002\nLaid before Parliament 9th December 2002\nComing into force 30th December 2002\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 144 and 145(1)(a) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, 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."
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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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