{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-act-1997-criminal-record-certificates-relevant-matters-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2022/9780338018502",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-act-1997-criminal-record-certificates-relevant-matters-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Assembly under section 113A(7) of the Police Act 1997, as modified by section 126A(1) and (8) of that Act, for approval\nCriminal Law\nMade 00th March 2022\nLaid before the Assembly 00th February 2022\nComing into force 23rd March 2022\nThe Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113A(7) of the Police Act 1997, as modified by section 126A(1) and (8) of that Act makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c.50: section 113A was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005 c.15); sections 113A(7) and (8) were inserted by paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 9 to Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c.47)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 126A was inserted by article 12 and paragraph 38 of Schedule 14 to S.I. 2010/976 and transfers the section 113A(7) powers of the Secretary of State to the Department of Justice ."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2022/9780338018502/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:40:15.718870+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."
}