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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/attorney-generals-human-rights-guidance-state-pathologists-department-order-northern-ireland-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2013/149",
  "legislation_title": "The Attorney General’s Human Rights Guidance (State Pathologist’s Department) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/attorney-generals-human-rights-guidance-state-pathologists-department-order-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Human Rights\nMade 31st May 2013\nComing into operation 22nd July 2013\nThe Attorney General:\n(a) has, in pursuance of section 8(1) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, issued guidance on international human rights standards in respect of the Department of Justice (functions of the Department exercised by the State Pathologist’s Department);\n(b) has, in accordance with section 8(3)(a) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, published that guidance on his website;\n(c) has, in accordance with section 8(3)(b) of that Act, laid that guidance before the Assembly;\n(d) has, in accordance with section 8(1A) and section 8(5A) of that Act, consulted the Advocate General for Northern Ireland.\nThe Attorney General, in exercise of powers conferred by section 8(3)(c) of that Act, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "‘Department of Justice’ substituted for ‘Northern Ireland Office’ by paragraph 81(4)(a) of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act (Devolution of Policing and Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "‘The Northern Ireland Assembly’ substituted for ‘each House of Parliament’ by paragraph 81(2) of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Inserted by section 8(9) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 and paragraph 7A of Schedule 7 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/149/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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