{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2009/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2009/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111471012",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 2(4) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nNorthern Ireland\nMade 2009\nComing into force 13th February 2009\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 2(4) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 (c.7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1997 (c.7). The power in section 2 (2) (b) to appoint a date for the end of the amnesty period is restricted by section 2(3) of the Act. Section 2(2)(a) and section 2(3)(b) were amended by section 1 of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Act 2002 (c.6). Section 2(3)(b) was further amended by section 21 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c.33)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111471012/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."
}