{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equal-pay-questions-and-replies-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/722",
  "legislation_title": "The Equal Pay (Questions and Replies) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equal-pay-questions-and-replies-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEX DISCRIMINATION\nMade 13th March 2003\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 2003\nComing into force 6th April 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 7B of the Equal Pay Act 1970, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 41; section 7B was inserted by the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), section 42."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/722/introduction",
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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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