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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-sexual-orientation-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/439",
  "legislation_title": "The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-sexual-orientation-regulations-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION\nMade 8th November 2006\nComing into operation 1st January 2007\nTo be laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000\nThe Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 82(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Equality Act 2006",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c.3"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/439/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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