{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-northern-ireland-biometric-data-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111128039",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Northern Ireland) (Biometric data) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-northern-ireland-biometric-data-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under paragraph 8(6) of Schedule 1 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nCriminal Law, Northern Ireland\nPolice, Northern Ireland\nMade 2015\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nIn accordance with paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (“the Act”), the Secretary of State considers that the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 made by the Northern Ireland Assembly contains provision with the same subject-matter in relation to Northern Ireland as the subject-matter in relation to England and Wales of provision made by one or more of sections 1 to 18 and 23 to 25 of the Act.\nIn accordance with paragraph 8(6) of Schedule 1 to the Act a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 8(2), (3) and (4) of Schedule 1 to the Act, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2012 c. 9. Paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Protection of Freedoms 2012 Act is amended by section 24 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c.13)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2013 c. 7 (N.I)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111128039/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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