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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-homes-and-property-act-1981-commencement-no-1-order-1981/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1981/1275",
  "legislation_title": "The Matrimonial Homes and Property Act 1981 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-homes-and-property-act-1981-commencement-no-1-order-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MATRIMONIAL CAUSES\nMade 2nd September 1981\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 9 of the Matrimonial Homes and Property Act 1981 (“the Act”), hereby makes the following Order:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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