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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/departments-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-3",
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  "legislation": "nia/2016/5",
  "legislation_title": "Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Short title and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.\n(2) Sections 1 and 2 and Schedules 1 and 2 come into operation on such day or days as the First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, may by order appoint.",
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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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