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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-removal-of-references-to-public-authorities-order-2005/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-removal-of-references-to-public-authorities-order-2005/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3594",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-removal-of-references-to-public-authorities-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION\nMade 29th December 2005\nLaid before Parliament 16th January 2006\nComing into force 7th February 2006\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 4(5) 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 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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3594/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."
}