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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/577",
  "legislation_title": "The Youth Courts (Constitution) (Amendment) Rules 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/youth-courts-constitution-amendment-rules-1996",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MAGISTRATES' COURTS\nMade 5th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 6th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 and after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby makes the following Rules—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43, as extended by section 146 of that Act."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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