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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-act-2000-commencement-no-2-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2812",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-act-2000-commencement-no-2-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION\nMade 12th November 2002\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 87(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 36. The functions of the Secretary of State under section 87(3) were transferred to the Lord Chancellor by the Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3500), which Order amended section 87(3) accordingly."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2812/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."
}