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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2892",
  "legislation_title": "The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 18th November 1996\nLaid before Parliament 19th November 1996\nComing into force\nAs to all provisions except rule 17 16th December 1996\nRule 17 1st March 1997\nWe, the Supreme Court Rule Committee, having power under section 85 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to make rules of court under section 84 of that Act for the purpose of regulating and prescribing the practice and procedure to be followed in the Supreme Court, hereby exercise those powers as follows—",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 54; section 85 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraph 36(1)."
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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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