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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-act-2000-commencement-no-3-order-2003/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2603",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-act-2000-commencement-no-3-order-2003",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Commencement on 31st October 2003",
  "text": "The publication scheme provisions shall come into force on 31st October 2003 for the following public authorities—\n(a) the public authorities listed in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Act;\n(b) the Distinction and Meritorious Service Awards Committee;\n(c) Invest Northern Ireland; and\n(d) The Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Distinction and Meritorious Service Awards Committee is listed in Part VII of Schedule 1 to the Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Invest Northern Ireland was added to Part VII of Schedule 1 to the Act by paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 to the Industrial Development Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (2002 c. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education is listed in Part VII of Schedule 1 to the Act."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2603/article/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."
}