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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006/section-56",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/32",
  "legislation_title": "Government of Wales Act 2006",
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  "path": "section/56",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "56",
  "heading": "Introduction",
  "text": "(1) The persons to whom this section applies have the functions conferred or imposed on them by or by virtue of this Act or any other enactment or prerogative instrument.\n(2) This section applies to the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister and the Counsel General.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Ss. 1-94, 97-106 in force immediately after \"the 2007 election\" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/56",
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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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