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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-2002/schedule-7/paragraph-16",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/22",
  "legislation_title": "Employment Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 191 (interpretation – general), for the definition of “the Northern Ireland Department” there is substituted—\n““the Northern Ireland Department” means the Department for Social Development but—\n(a) in section 122 and sections 122B to 122E also includes the Department of Finance and Personnel; and\n(b) in sections 121E, 121F, 122, 122ZA, 122C and 122D also includes the Department for Employment and Learning;”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2009"
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    {
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:28.817105+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."
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