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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-freedom-of-information-parliament-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111472712",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Parliament) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-freedom-of-information-parliament-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 82(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nFreedom Of Information\nMade ***\nComing into force ***\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(3)(a) and (b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.\nA draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 82(2)(a) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c.36. The functions of the Lord Chancellor under section 7 were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887). Those functions had previously been transferred to the Lord Chancellor by the Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3500), which Order amended that section accordingly."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111472712/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."
}