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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1993/article-1",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1993/2810",
  "legislation_title": "The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1993",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Title and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993.\n(2) Except as provided by paragraphs (3) and (4), this Order shall come into operation on the expiration of two months from the day on which it is made.\n(3) The following provisions of this Order shall come into operation forthwith—\nThis Part;\nArticle 28 and Schedule 2;F\nArticle 42;\nArticle 48;\nArticle 50(1) and Part II of Schedule 4 so far as relating to—\nthe definition of “maintained school” in Article 2(2) of the 1986 Order and Articles 9(1), 15(3), 16(4) and 106(2) of, and Schedules 4, 7 and 8 to, that Order;\nArticles 60(1), 126(4) and 127(2) and (3) of the 1989 Order;\nArticle 50(2) and Schedule 5 so far as relating to—\nArticle 70(1) and (3) of, and Schedule 19 to, the 1986 Order;\nArticles 141(5) and 146(5) and (6) of the 1989 Order and the amendments in Schedule 9 to the 1989 Order to Articles 11 and 116(1) of, and Schedules 5 and 6 to, the 1986 Order.\n(4) The following provisions of this Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint\n. . .\nArticle 34 and Part I of Schedule 4;\nArticle 41;\nArticle 45;\nArticle 50(2) and Schedule 5 so far as relating to—\nArticles 2(2), 65, 69A, 70(4) and 72 of the 1986 Order;\nArticles 18, 20, 23 to 28, 59, 143, 151, 153, 163 and 164 of, and Schedules 2 and 3 to, the 1989 Order and the amendment in Schedule 9 to the 1989 Order to the definition of “supply teacher” in Article 2(2) of the 1986 Order.\n(5) An order under paragraph (4) may make such transitional provision as appears to the Department to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into operation by the order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "partly exercised by SR 1994/127"
    },
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1997 NI 15"
    }
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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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