{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1984/225",
  "legislation_title": "Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES’ COURTS\nMade 26th June 1984\nComing into operation 3rd September 1984\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 Art.13, hereby on the advice of the Magistrates’ Courts Rules Committee and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, see 1978 c. 23"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:32:12.928261+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}