{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-corporal-punishment-northern-ireland-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1987/461",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Corporal Punishment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-corporal-punishment-northern-ireland-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 18th March 1987\nLaid before Parliament 1st April 1987\nComing into Operation in accordance with Article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1987\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas this Order is made only for purposes corresponding to those of section 47 of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 c. 611986:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 c. 281974 (as modified by section 47(11) of the said Act of 1986) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/461/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:48:02.426154+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."
}