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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-internal-markets-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2020/279",
  "legislation_title": "The Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Gas\nMade 24th November 2020\nComing into operation 16th December 2020\nThe Department for the Economy is a Northern Ireland Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to energy and energy sources.\nThe Department for the Economy in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act makes the following Regulations.",
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      "text": "The European Communities (Designation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/761), article 7. By virtue of section 2(5) of the European Communities Act 1972, references in section 2(2) of that Act to a government department include a department of the Government of Northern Ireland."
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      "text": "1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and S.I. 2007/1388"
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