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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-amendment-rules-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/226",
  "legislation_title": "The Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-amendment-rules-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MATRIMONIAL CAUSES\nSUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nCOUNTY COURTS\nMade 12th February 1988\nLaid before Parliament 25th February 1988\nComing into force 4th April 1988\nWe, the authority having power to make rules of court for the purposes mentioned in section 50 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, hereby exercise that power as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 18."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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