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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-appeal-tribunals-rules-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/798",
  "legislation_title": "The Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunals Rules 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-forces-appeal-tribunals-rules-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 13th March 1997\nLaid before Parliament 13th March 1997\nComing into force 3rd April 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 93 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 14."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
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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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