{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-removal-of-references-to-public-authorities-order-2023/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-removal-of-references-to-public-authorities-order-2023/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/392",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-removal-of-references-to-public-authorities-order-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Freedom Of Information\nMade 29th March 2023\nLaid before Parliament 30th March 2023\nComing into force 1st June 2023\nThe Minister for the Cabinet Office makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(5) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 36. The function conferred on the Secretary of State by section 4(5) became concurrently exercisable by the Secretary of State and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1897). That concurrent function of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office by the Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997). There is another amendment to section 4(5) but it is not relevant."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/392/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:47:07.210913+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."
}