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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-procedure-rules-and-practice-directions-rules-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/696",
  "legislation_title": "The Online Procedure (Rules and Practice Directions) Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-procedure-rules-and-practice-directions-rules-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CIVIL PROCEEDINGS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 23rd June 2026\nLaid before Parliament 26th June 2026\nComing into force 7th September 2026\nThe Online Procedure Rule Committee, having power under section 22(1) of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 to make rules under section 19 of that Act, makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19, 23 and 24, after having fulfilled the requirements of section 26(1) and (2), of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2022 c. 35."
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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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