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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-act-northern-ireland-2016-commencement-no-4-order-northern-ireland-2021/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2021/253",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into operation on 20th September 2021",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Act come into operation on 20th September 2021—\n(a) section 4 (Power to require party to proceedings to pay deposit);\n(b) section 7 (Power to require party to proceedings to pay deposit);\n(c) section 18 (Zero hours workers);\n(d) section 20 (Careers guidance);\n(e) section 21 (Apprenticeships);\n(f) section 24 (Variation in procedures for certain orders and regulations);\n(g) section 27 (Repeals), in so far as it is not already in operation;\n(h) Schedule 3, in so far as it is not already in operation.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/253/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:37:33.621900+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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