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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-amendment-rules-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1734",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Amendment) Rules 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-amendment-rules-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPROCEDURE\nMade 7th July 2002\nLaid before Parliament 8th July 2002\nComing into force 20th August 2002\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 as extended by section 18(1) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, and after consultation with the Rule Committee, appointed under the said section 144(1), makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43. Section 144(1) was amended by paragraphs 95 and 116 of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 18. Section 18(1) was amended by paragraph 106 of Schedule 7 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1734/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."
}