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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-1998-commencement-no-2-order-1998/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2789",
  "legislation_title": "The Government of Wales Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-1998-commencement-no-2-order-1998",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The date of 1st December 1998 is appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Government of Wales Act 1998–\nSections 1 to 20 (The National Assembly for Wales) including Schedule 1.\nSections 21 to 45 (Assembly Functions) including Schedules 2, 3 and 4.\nSections 46 to 49 (Assembly Procedure–introductory, and initial provisions).\nSections 52 to 79 (Assembly Procedure) including Schedule 5.\nSections 80 to 103 (Assembly Finance).\nSection 106 (Community Law).\nSections 108 to 110 (International Obligations and Decisions about Assembly Functions) including Schedule 8.\nSections 113 to 115 (Local Government, the Voluntary Sector and Business) including Schedule 11.\nSections 119 to 124 (Miscellaneous Provisions about the Assembly).\nSections 144 to 149 (Reform of Welsh Public Bodies–accountability and miscellaneous) including Schedule 17.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2789/article/2",
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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."
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