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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-2001-act-commencement-order-northern-ireland-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2002/138",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Law (2001 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-2001-act-commencement-order-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FAMILY LAW\nMade 8th April 2002\nThe Department of Finance and Personnel in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 4 of the Family Law Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2001 c. 12 (N.I.)"
    }
  ],
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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."
}