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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-census-order-northern-ireland-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2020/9780338012531",
  "legislation_title": "The Census Order (Northern Ireland) 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-census-order-northern-ireland-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Assembly under section 1(4) of the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 for approval by resolution of the Assembly.\nCensus\nMade 2020\nComing into force 2020\nThe First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1(1) of the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1969 c.8(N.I.); the relevant amendments are S.I. 1999/663, article 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 15; 2004 c.33 section 261(3) and Schedule 29, paragraph 9."
    }
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  "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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