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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-commencement-no-4-savings-consequential-transitional-transitory-and-incidental-provisions-and-revocation-order-2010/article-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2317",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4, Savings, Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Incidental Provisions and Revocation) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010-commencement-no-4-savings-consequential-transitional-transitory-and-incidental-provisions-and-revocation-order-2010",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions",
  "text": "Part 9 of the 2010 Act (enforcement) applies where—\n(a) an act carried out before 1st October 2010 is unlawful under a previous enactment, and\n(b) that act continues on or after 1st October 2010 and is unlawful under the 2010 Act.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Art. 7 in force at 1.10.2010, see art. 1(2)"
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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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