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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-weather-aid-2002-amendment-scheme-northern-ireland-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/232",
  "legislation_title": "The Agriculture (Weather Aid 2002) (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-weather-aid-2002-amendment-scheme-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE\nMade 23rd May 2006\nComing into operation 15th June 2006\nThe Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1(1) and 2(1) of the Agriculture (Temporary Assistance) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, having consulted with such bodies of persons appearing to it to represent any interests concerned and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, hereby makes the following Scheme:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by Article 3(4) of the Departments Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1954 c. 31 as amended by 1957 c. 3 (N.I.), S.I. 1977/1245 (N.I. 12) Art. 20 and S.I. 1984/702 (N.I. 2) Art.7"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/232/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:46:37.762725+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}