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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-identity-cards-act-2006-prescribed-information-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111480434",
  "legislation_title": "The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Prescribed Information) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-identity-cards-act-2006-prescribed-information-regulations-2009",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under sections 6(9) and 8(5) of the Identity Cards Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nIdentity Cards\nMade ***\nComing into force ***\nThe Secretary of State makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(3)(a) and (b), 6(4)(b), 8(2), 40(4) and 42(1) of the Identity Cards Act 2006.\nIn accordance with sections 6(9) and 8(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 42(1) defines “prescribed”"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2006 c.15"
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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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