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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-forms-amendment-rules-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/166",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-forms-amendment-rules-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 24th January 2001\nLaid before Parliament 26th January 2001\nComing into force 19th February 2001\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, as extended by section 145 of that Act, and after consultation with the rule committee constituted by section 144 of that Act, makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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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