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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/departments-transfer-of-functions-order-northern-ireland-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/163",
  "legislation_title": "The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENTS\nMade 5th March 2003\nTo be laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000\nComing into operation 1st May 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 8 of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, and now exercisable by him, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the Northern Ireland Act 2000, Schedule, paragraph 4(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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