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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maintenance-and-affiliation-orders-act-northern-ireland-1966/introduction",
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  "legislation": "apni/1966/35",
  "legislation_title": "Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Act (Northern Ireland) 1966",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maintenance-and-affiliation-orders-act-northern-ireland-1966",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to remove restrictions on certain orders which may be made by courts of summary jurisdiction; to extend the periods for which payments may be continued under certain orders; to extend the powers of courts to make orders in respect of children in connection with certain proceedings; to make provision for the registration in the High Court or a court of summary jurisdiction of maintenance and affiliation orders and with respect to the enforcement and variation of orders so registered; and otherwise to make further provision with respect to certain orders; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.\n[15th November 1966]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1966/35/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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