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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-order-northern-ireland-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2000/168",
  "legislation_title": "Census Order (Northern Ireland) 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-order-northern-ireland-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CENSUS\nTo be laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000\nMade 15th May 2000\nComing into operation 23rd June 2000\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) and (2) of the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 and now vested in me and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1969 c. 8 (N.I.); section 1 was amended by S.I. 1999 / 663 Article 2(1) and Schedule 1 paragraph 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See 2000 c. 1 section 1(8) and Schedule paragraph 4(1)(a)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/168/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."
}