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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/architects-act-1997/section-28",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/22",
  "legislation_title": "Architects Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/architects-act-1997",
  "path": "section/28",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Short title, commencement and extent.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Architects Act 1997.\n(2) This Act (apart from this section) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.\n(3) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 28(2) power fully exercised (9.7.1997): 21.7.1997 appointed day by S.I. 1997/1672"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/22/section/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:13:29.010918+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}