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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1015",
  "legislation_title": "The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1999",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 25th March 1999\nLaid before Parliament 30th March 1999\nComing into force 26th April 1999\nThe President of the Family Division, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 127 of the Supreme Court Act 1981, and section 2(5) of the Colonial Probates Act 1892, and with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, makes the following Rules:–",
  "extent": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 54."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1892 c. 6; as amended by the Finance Act 1975 (c. 7) sections 52(2) and 59(5), Schedule 13, Part I."
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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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