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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bus-operator-coronavirus-financial-assistance-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2020/282",
  "legislation_title": "The Bus Operator (Coronavirus, Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bus-operator-coronavirus-financial-assistance-regulations-northern-ireland-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Financial Assistance\nMade 26th November 2020\nComing into operation 27th November 2020\nThe First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, made on 3rd November 2020 a determination under section 1(1) of the Financial Assistance Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (“the Act”) and, jointly, they have designated the Department for Infrastructure as the relevant Department under section 1(3)(a) of that Act.\nAccordingly, the Department for Infrastructure makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2), 3 and 4 of the Act.\nIn accordance with section 1(4) of the Act, the Executive Office approves the making of these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 c. 2 (N.I.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Formerly the Department for Regional Development; see section 1(6) and (11) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.))."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Formerly the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister; see section 1(1) and (11) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5 (N.I.))"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/282/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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