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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recovery-abroad-of-maintenance-convention-countries-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2839",
  "legislation_title": "The Recovery Abroad of Maintenance (Convention Countries) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recovery-abroad-of-maintenance-convention-countries-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAINTENANCE OF DEPENDANTS\nMade 20th November 2002\nComing into force 15th January 2003\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of November 2002\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": [
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      "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."
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