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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recovery-abroad-of-maintenance-convention-countries-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1925",
  "legislation_title": "The Recovery Abroad of Maintenance (Convention Countries) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recovery-abroad-of-maintenance-convention-countries-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS\nMade 23rd July 1996\nComing into force 1st September 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and 45(1) of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 18."
    }
  ],
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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."
}