{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2011/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2011/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/1041",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Freedom Of Information\nMade 31st March 2011\nLaid before Parliament 4th April 2011\nComing into force 1st October 2011\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(1) and 4(6) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland in accordance with section 4(7) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c.36; section 4(1) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1)(a), and S.I. 2003/1887, Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 4(7) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, Schedule 2, paragraph 8(1)(a), S.I. 2003/1887, Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a), and S.I. 2007/1388, Schedule 1, paragraph 78(4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1041/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:09:49.502671+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}