{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/938",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION\nMade 29th March 2004\nLaid before Parliament 29th March 2004\nComing into force 19th April 2004\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 4(1) and 4(6) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and after consultation with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in accordance with section 4(7) of the Freedom of Information Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 1, Northern Ireland Act 2000. Section 4(7) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires the Secretary of State to consult the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland before making an order under section 4(1) that will add to Schedule 1 a body which, or the holder of any office who, would be a Northern Ireland public authority. Section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 suspends the devolved government in Northern Ireland, and by paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 to that Act, any functions of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister may be discharged by the Secretary of State during the period of suspension."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/938/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."
}