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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2765",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 6th October 1999\nLaid before Parliament 7th October 1999\nComing into force 1st November 1999\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 as extended by section 145 of that Act, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under section 144, hereby 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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