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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gaming-variation-of-monetary-limits-order-northern-ireland-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1998/56",
  "legislation_title": "Gaming (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES\nMade 26th February 1998\nTo be laid before Parliament under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974\nComing into operation 9th April 1998\nThe Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 77(4), 106(3) and 108(16) of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 1985/1204 (N.I. 11); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “the Department”"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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