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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-code-of-practice-goods-facilities-services-and-premises-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/561",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice (Goods, Facilities, Services and Premises) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-code-of-practice-goods-facilities-services-and-premises-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DISABLED PERSONS\nMade 2nd December 1996\nThe Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 52(8) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 50; section 52(8) is modified in its application to Northern Ireland by paragraph 35 of Schedule 8"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/561/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."
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