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  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007",
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  "text": "(1) On receiving a notice of appeal the Board shall supply the Department with two copies of the notice and two copies of the opinion.\n(2) The Department shall refer an appeal to an independent medical referee and shall supply him with a copy of the notice and a copy of the opinion.",
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