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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-and-immigration-act-1996-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2970",
  "legislation_title": "The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "IMMIGRATION\nMade 25th November 1996\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 13(3) and (4) of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 49."
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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."
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