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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-sex-offender-and-anti-social-behaviour-orders-rules-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2682",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Sex Offender and Anti-social Behaviour Orders) Rules 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nPROCEDURE\nMade 30th October 1998\nLaid before Parliament 2nd November 1998\nComing into force in accordance with rule 1\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 under that section 144, makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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