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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-review-tribunal-amendment-rules-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/314",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health Review Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MENTAL HEALTH\nMade 15th February 1996\nLaid before Parliament 15th February 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Lord Chancellor in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 78(1), (2), (3) and (5) of the Mental Health Act 1983 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consulting with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 hereby makes the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 20."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
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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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