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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-functions-of-authorised-persons-civil-proceedings-rules-2020/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/284",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Functions of Authorised Persons – Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020",
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  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Functions of magistrates’ courts exercisable by authorised court officers",
  "text": "Subject to rule 3, the functions in the Schedule may be exercised by an authorised court officer in any proceedings in a magistrates’ court except in relation to a criminal cause or matter.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:32:23.211898+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}