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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-traffic-belfast-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/623",
  "legislation_title": "Control of Traffic (Belfast) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-traffic-belfast-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES\nMade 31st December 1996\nComing into operation 9th February 1997\nWHEREAS the Department has published a notice in compliance with Article 23(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;\nAND WHEREAS no objection or representation has been received;\nNOW THEREFORE the Department, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 21(1) and 22(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and being satisfied that the length of road specified in Article 4 cannot without restriction be used by motor vehicles without endangering the safety of persons using the road, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/623/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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