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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/departments-transfer-of-functions-order-northern-ireland-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2001/229",
  "legislation_title": "Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENTS\nMade 31st May 2001\nAffirmed by resolution of the Assembly 25th June 2001\nComing into operation 2001\nThe First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 8 of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, hereby make the following Order—",
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  "status": null,
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      "text": "S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1)"
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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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