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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gangmasters-licensing-act-2004-commencement-no-2-order-2005/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/447",
  "legislation_title": "The Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gangmasters-licensing-act-2004-commencement-no-2-order-2005",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 are in force—\n(a) section 7 (grant of licence);\n(b) section 8 (general power of Gangmasters Licensing Authority to make rules);\n(c) section 9 (modification, revocation or transfer of licence);\n(d) section 15 (enforcement and compliance officers);\n(e) section 16 (powers of officers);\n(f) section 17 (entry by warrant);\n(g) section 18 (obstruction of officers);\n(h) section 19 (information relating to gangmasters);\n(i) section 20 (application of the Act to bodies corporate);\n(j) section 21 (application of the Act to unincorporated associations);\n(k) section 22 (application of the Act to partnerships);\n(l) section 23 (annual report);\n(m) section 24 (financial provision);\n(n) section 28 (application of the Act to Northern Ireland) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Schedule 2; and\n(o) paragraphs 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Schedule 2.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/447/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:08:36.855481+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."
}