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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-parenting-orders-rules-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/247",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Parenting Orders) Rules 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-parenting-orders-rules-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPROCEDURE\nMade 1st February 2004\nLaid before Parliament 6th February 2004\nComing into force 27th February 2004\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, and after consultation with the rule committee appointed by him under that section, hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43; section 144 was amended by section 125(3) of, and paragraph 25 of Schedule 18 to, the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and by sections 78(2) and 90(1) of, and paragraphs 26 and 29 of Schedule 11 and paragraphs 95 and 116 of Schedule 13 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/247/introduction",
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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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