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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-designation-as-public-authority-and-amendment-order-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/1212",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authority and Amendment) Order 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-designation-as-public-authority-and-amendment-order-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Freedom Of Information\nMade 21st November 2018\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(a) and (2) and 7(5) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.\nIn accordance with section 5(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent the persons to whom the Order relates.\nIn accordance with section 82(2)(a) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 36; section 5(1) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, S.I. 2003/1887, S.I. 2015/1897 and S.I. 2016/997."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 5(3) was amended by S.I. 2001/3500, S.I. 2003/1887, S.I. 2015/1897 and S.I. 2016/997."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1212/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."
}