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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/assembly-and-executive-reform-assembly-opposition-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-8",
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  "legislation": "nia/2016/10",
  "legislation_title": "Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/assembly-and-executive-reform-assembly-opposition-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Enhanced speaking rights for the Opposition",
  "text": "(1) Standing orders must make provision for enhanced speaking rights for the Opposition in accordance with this section.\n(2) In this section, “enhanced speaking rights” means more speaking rights than a member of the Opposition would otherwise be entitled to on the basis of numerical party size in the Assembly, and includes a minimum of 10 days per year set aside for Opposition business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/10/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:00.908867+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."
}