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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-78",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110800936",
  "legislation_title": "The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-2008",
  "path": "article/78",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "78",
  "heading": "Amendments of the Sexual Offences Act 2003",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) cease to have effect—\n(a) section 15 (meeting a child following sexual grooming etc.);\n(b) sections 16 to 24 (abuse of position of trust);\n(c) sections 47 to 51 (abuse of children through prostitution and pornography);\n(d) sections 52 to 54 (exploitation of prostitution);\n(e) sections 66 to 72 (other sexual offences, including offences outside the United Kingdom);\n(f) sections 78 and 79 (interpretation of Part 1 of that Act).",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800936/article/78",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:17:19.541187+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."
}