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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-code-of-practice-on-services-public-functions-and-associations-commencement-order-2026/article-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/788",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act 2010 (Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations) (Commencement) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-code-of-practice-on-services-public-functions-and-associations-commencement-order-2026",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Equality Act 2010 (Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations) (Commencement) Order 2026 and comes into force on 5th August 2026.\n(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.\n(3) In this Order, “the 2026 Code of Practice” means the Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations which was issued by the Commission for Equality and Human Rights on 14th July 2026.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "ISBN 978-1-5286-6395-3. The 2026 Code of Practice can be viewed on the website of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights at https://www.equalityhumanrights.com or obtained from the Correspondence Unit, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Arndale House, The Arndale Centre, Manchester M4 3AQ."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/788/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:58:01.196837+00:00"
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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."
}