# The Magistrates' Courts (Maintenance Orders Act 1950) (Amendment) Rules 1980, Introduction: Introductory text


MAGISTRATES' COURTS
Made 19th November 1980
Laid before Parliament 10th December 1980
Coming into Operation 1st January 1981
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 15 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1949, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 15, hereby makes the following rules:—

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/1895/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-maintenance-orders-act-1950-amendment-rules-1980/introduction
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