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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/412",
  "legislation_title": "The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Building Regulations\nMade 23rd November 2016\nComing into operation 28th November 2016\nThe Department of Finance, being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the said Act and Articles 3, 5(1), 5(2), 5(3), 5A(1) and 8 of, and paragraphs 6, 9, 13, 14, 17, 17A, 17C, 17D, 18, 19 and 22 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and now vested in it, and after consultation with the Building Regulations Advisory Committee and such other bodies as appear to be representative of the interests concerned, makes the following regulations:",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Department of Finance and Personnel was renamed the Department of Finance, section 1(4) of the Departments Act (NI) 2016 (c.5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2008 No. 301"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972c. 68"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1979/1709 (N.I. 16) as amended by S.I. 1990/1510 (N.I. 14), Article 38(1) and Schedule 1, Part II and 2009 c4"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6 and Schedule 4, Part II"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I. 1979/1709 (N.I. 16); Article 5(4)"
    }
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