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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-forms-amendment-rules-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1909",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-forms-amendment-rules-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nPROCEDURE\nMade 18th July 1995\nLaid before Parliament 20th July 1995\nComing into force 4th September 1995\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 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; section 144 is extended by section 145 of that Act."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1909/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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