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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-and-contracting-out-act-1994/section-40",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1994/40",
  "legislation_title": "Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-and-contracting-out-act-1994",
  "path": "section/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Extent of Chapter II.",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of this Chapter extend to England and Wales only—\nsections 18(1), 19, 20(3), 21, 25 to 30, 32, 34 and 38,\nparagraphs 8 to 10 of Schedule 2,\nSchedules 7 and 8, and\nparagraph 2 of Schedule 9.\n(2) Sections 18(2), 22 and 24(b) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 9 extend to Scotland only.\n(3) The following provisions of this Chapter extend to Northern Ireland only—\nsections 13(2) and 36(2),\nparagraphs 5, 6(2) and 7(2) of Schedule 2,\nSchedule 6, and\nparagraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 10.\n(4) The following provisions of this Chapter also extend to Northern Ireland—\nsections 7 to 12,\nsections 15 to 17,\nsections 35, 37 and 39,\nthis section,\nparagraphs 1 to 3 and 15 of Schedule 2,\nSchedule 3,\nparagraphs 1 and 5 to 8 of Schedule 4, and\nparagraph 3 of Schedule 10.\n(5) The extent of any amendment of an enactment in paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 4 to this Act or Schedule 11 to this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended.\n(6) Subject to subsections (3) to (5) above, this Chapter does not extend to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/40/section/40",
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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."
}