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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-act-2000-commencement-no-3-order-2003/introduction",
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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": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION\nMade 8th October 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 87(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 36. The functions of the Lord Chancellor under section 87(3) (transferred to him by the Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3500)) were transferred to the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.1. 2003/1887)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2603/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."
}