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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-dormant-assets-distribution-of-money-england-order-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2023/9780348251494",
  "legislation_title": "The Dormant Assets (Distribution of Money) (England) Order 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-dormant-assets-distribution-of-money-england-order-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 18A(6) of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c. 31), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nBANKS AND BANKING, ENGLAND\nBUILDING SOCIETIES, ENGLAND\nMade\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18A(1)(a) of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”).\nIn accordance with section 18A(3)(a) and (4) of the 2008 Act, the Secretary of State has carried out a public consultation.\nIn accordance with section 18A(3)(b) of the 2008 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Big Lottery Fund about a draft of this Order.\nIn accordance with section 18A(6) of the 2008 Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2008 c. 31 (“the 2008 Act”). Section 18A was inserted by section 29(1) of the Dormant Assets Act 2022 (c. 5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Big Lottery Fund was established under section 36A of the National Lottery Act 1993 (c. 39). Section 36A was inserted by section 14(1) of the National Lottery Act 2006 (c. 23). The Big Lottery Fund operates under the name “The National Lottery Community Fund”."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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