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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elected-authorities-northern-ireland-act-1989-commencement-no-1-order-1989/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1093",
  "legislation_title": "The Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elected-authorities-northern-ireland-act-1989-commencement-no-1-order-1989",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings section 1(2) of, and Schedule 1(except so far as it relates to sections 3 and 4 of the Representation of the People Act 1983) to, the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 into force on the various dates set out in articles 2 and 3. Schedule 1, so far as it relates to sections 3 and 4 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, came into force on Royal Assent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1093/note",
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  "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."
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