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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-proceedings-amendment-rules-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/462",
  "legislation_title": "The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-proceedings-amendment-rules-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct errors in S.I. 2019/1185 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nLegal Profession, England And Wales\nMade 27th April 2020\nComing into force 25th May 2020\nThe Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 46 of the Solicitors Act 1974, makes the following Rules.\nThe alterations contained in the Rules are exempt alterations for the purposes of section 178(2)(b) of the Legal Services Act 2007 meaning that the alterations are approved for the purposes of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 47."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2007 c.29."
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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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