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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/departments-2016-act-commencement-order-northern-ireland-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/89",
  "legislation_title": "The Departments (2016 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Departments Of Northern Ireland\nMade 1st March 2016\nThe First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, make the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 c. 5 (N.I.)"
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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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