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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-commencement-no3-order-2005/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2040",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Commencement No.3) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-commencement-no3-order-2005",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force the provisions of Part 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (“the Act”), except in so far as that Part confers functions on the Scottish Ministers. Sections 2(3) and (5), section 4(2), (4) and (5), section 6(1), section 12, section 15(3) and section 17(6) are commenced forthwith to enable the Minister for the Cabinet Office to make and lay regulations to come into force on 14th November 2005. Section 4 of the Act is commenced only for the purpose of permitting local authorities to provide advice and assistance to the public in relation to business continuity. This Order also commences the other provisions of the Act which are consequential on Part 1 of the Act. These provisions come into force on 14th November 2005.\nThe Order commences the duty imposed by section 4 of the Act on 15th May 2006.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2040/note",
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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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