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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1328",
  "legislation_title": "The Matrimonial Causes (Costs) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MATRIMONIAL CAUSES\nSUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nCOUNTY COURTS\nMade 26th July 1988\nLaid before Parliament 1st August 1988\nComing into force in accordance with rule 1\nWe, the authority having the power to make rules of court for the purposes mentioned in section 50 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, in exercise of that power and the further power conferred on us by section 64 of the Family Law Act 1986, hereby make the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 18; section 50 was amended by the Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973 (c. 45), section 6(2), by the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (c. 63), section 26(2), Schedule, by the Children Act 1975 (c. 72), section 108, Schedule 3 paragraph 79, by the Administration of Justice Act 1977 (c. 38), Schedule 5 Part VI, by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22), section 89, Schedule 2 paragraph 40, by the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 (c. 19), Schedule 2, by the County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28), section 148, Schedule 2 Part V paragraph 44, and by the Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55), sections 64, 68, Schedule 1 paragraph 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 55."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1328/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."
}