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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/departments-transfer-and-assignment-of-functions-order-northern-ireland-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1999/481",
  "legislation_title": "Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/departments-transfer-and-assignment-of-functions-order-northern-ireland-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENTS\nMade 30th November 1999\nComing into operation 1st December 1999\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Ministries Act (Northern Ireland) 1944 and now vested in me and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Order—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1944 c. 14 (N.I.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "by S.I. 1973/2163 Article 14(1) and Sch. 5, para. 27; 1974 c. 28 section 1(3) and Sch. 1, para. 2(1)(b)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/481/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."
}