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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-files-privileged-access-rules-northern-ireland-2016/article-6",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/123",
  "legislation_title": "The Court Files Privileged Access Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-files-privileged-access-rules-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Ministerial decision and duty on the Department to consult",
  "text": "Prior to the Minister making a decision about the release of a court file under these Rules the Department shall consult the relevant authorities, and, were the Relevant Authority in any particular case is not a Minister of the Crown, the Department, in addition, to consulting the Relevant Authority shall also consult the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/123/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:57:36.362811+00:00"
  },
  "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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