{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1271",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Freedom Of Information\nMade 8th May 2008\nLaid before Parliament 8th May 2008\nComing into force 2nd June 2008\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) and (6) 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 Lord Chancellor under section 4 were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887). Those functions had previously been transferred to the Lord Chancellor by the Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3500), which Order amended that section accordingly."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1271/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."
}