# The Magistrates' Courts (Hearsay Evidence in Civil Proceedings) Rules 1999, Introduction: Introductory text


MAGISTRATES' COURTS
PROCEDURE
Made 9th March 1999
Laid before Parliament 10th March 1999
Coming into force 1st April 1999
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 and sections 2(2), 3 and 12 of the Civil Evidence Act 1995, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby makes the following Rules–

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/681/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-hearsay-evidence-in-civil-proceedings-rules-1999/introduction
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