{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-1996-order-commencement-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/216",
  "legislation_title": "Gas (1996 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-1996-order-commencement-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "GAS\nMade 29th May 1996\nThe Department of Economic Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) and (3) of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1974 c. 28"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/216/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."
}