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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/257",
  "legislation_title": "The Consular Fees Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DIPLOMATIC SERVICE\nMade 11th February 1998\nComing into force 26th March 1998\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of February 1998\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(1) of the Consular Fees Act 1980 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": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 23."
    }
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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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