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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2012/article-26",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111525203",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012",
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  "path": "article/26",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions",
  "text": "Any enactment or instrument passed or made before the coming into force of this Order shall have effect, so far as necessary or expedient in consequence of or for giving full effect to—\n(a) the transfer of a relevant function or any relevant property or liability, or\n(b) article 24 or 25,\nas if any references (including references which are to be construed as such references) to the transferor were or included references to the transferee.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111525203/article/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:51:41.182685+00:00"
  },
  "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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