{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/army-act-1955-jersey-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/army-act-1955-jersey-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/724",
  "legislation_title": "The Army Act 1955 (Jersey) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/army-act-1955-jersey-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 13th March 1996\nComing into force 1st June 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of March 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in pursuance of section 216(1) of the Army Act 1955, including that section as applied by section 24(4) of the Armed Forces Act 1991, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1955 c. 18; section 216(1) was substituted by section 24(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1991 c. 62."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/724/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}