{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-identity-cards-act-2006-information-and-code-of-practice-on-penalties-order-2009/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-identity-cards-act-2006-information-and-code-of-practice-on-penalties-order-2009/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111479087",
  "legislation_title": "The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Information and Code of Practice on Penalties) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-identity-cards-act-2006-information-and-code-of-practice-on-penalties-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under sections 3(7), 9(8), 17(8), 20(3), 34(9) and 38(7) of the Identity Cards Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nIdentity Cards\nPassports\nMade ***\nComing into force ***\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(6), 9(4) and (6), 17(3)(c), 20(1), 34(6) and 38(3)(e) and (5) of the Identity Cards Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 34(5) of the Identity Cards Act 2006, before laying the draft code of practice under that section, the Secretary of State published the proposed code and consulted members of the public about the code.\nIn accordance with section 34(4) of the Identity Cards Act 2006, the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the code of practice before Parliament.\nIn accordance with sections 3(7), 9(8), 17(8), 20(3), 34(9) and 38(7) of the Identity Cards Act 2006, a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 17(7) contains a limit on the enabling power in subsection (3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 20(2) contains a limit on the enabling power in subsection (1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2006 c.15."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479087/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."
}