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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-amendment-rules-2020/rule-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1059",
  "legislation_title": "The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-amendment-rules-2020",
  "path": "rule/2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment to the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987: Overriding objective",
  "text": "(1) After rule 3 (Application of other rules) insert—\n“Overriding objective\n3A. The overriding objective of these Rules is to enable non-contentious and common form probate business to be dealt with justly and expeditiously by the court and the registry.”.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1059/rule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:25:01.575464+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}