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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carers-and-direct-payments-2002-act-commencement-no-2-order-northern-ireland-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2004/119",
  "legislation_title": "The Carers and Direct Payments (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES\nMade 16th March 2004\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 11(1) of the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) – Article 3(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2002 c. 6 (N.I.)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/119/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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