{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-relations-privileges-and-immunities-peoples-republic-of-china-order-1984/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-relations-privileges-and-immunities-peoples-republic-of-china-order-1984/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1984/1978",
  "legislation_title": "The Consular Relations (Privileges and Immunities) (People's Republic of China) Order 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-relations-privileges-and-immunities-peoples-republic-of-china-order-1984",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSULAR RELATIONS\nLaid before Parliament in draft\nMade 19th December 1984\nComing into Operation On a date to be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1984\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 14(1) of the Consular Relations Act 1968 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 1968”) and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 1(11) and 3(1) of the Act of 1968, or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, 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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/1978/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."
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