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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/departments-transfer-of-functions-order-northern-ireland-2006/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/192",
  "legislation_title": "The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/departments-transfer-of-functions-order-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“instrument” includes any judgement, decree, order, award, deed, contract, regulation, byelaw, certificate or other document;\n“the transfer date” means the day on which this Order comes into operation;\n“transferor” in relation to any functions transferred by this Order, means the department from which the functions are transferred.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/192/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:46:58.026756+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}