# Magistrates' Courts (Drug Trafficking Act 1994) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996, Introduction: Introductory text


MAGISTRATES' COURTS
Made 27th February 1996
Coming into operation 18th March 1996
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 13 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and section 46(1) of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994, on the advice of the Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, hereby makes the following rules:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/54/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-drug-trafficking-act-1994-rules-northern-ireland-1996/introduction
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