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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-commencement-no-2-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3175",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CIVIL PARTNERSHIP\nMade 14th November 2005\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 263 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.\nIn accordance with that section of that Act, he has consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland with respect to article 3 of, and Schedule 2 to, this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 33."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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