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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-order-1989/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-order-1989/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/152",
  "legislation_title": "The Consular Fees Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DIPLOMATIC SERVICE\nMade 7th February 1989\nComing into force 1st April 1989\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of February 1989\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(1) of the Consular Fees Act 1980 or otherwise enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 23."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/152/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."
}