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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-designated-states-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/970",
  "legislation_title": "The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-designated-states-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "IMMIGRATION\nMade 31st March 2003\nComing into force in accordance with article 2\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State is satisfied that there is in general in the States listed in articles 3 and 4 no serious risk of persecution of persons entitled to reside in those States and that removal to those States of persons entitled to reside there will not in general contravene the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Human Rights Convention;\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 94(5) and 115(8) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 41."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/970/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."
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