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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gaming-bingo-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gaming-bingo-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2003/233",
  "legislation_title": "Gaming (Bingo) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gaming-bingo-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES\nMade 11th April 2003\nComing into operation 1st August 2003\nThe Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 76(2), (3) and (8) of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and now vested in it and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1985/1204 (N.I. 11); see Article 2(2) for the definitions of “the Department” and “regulations”"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See Article 8(b) of and Part II of Schedule 6 to the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/233/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."
}