{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-service-northern-ireland-agreement-order-1971/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-service-northern-ireland-agreement-order-1971/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1971/1749",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Service (Northern Ireland Agreement) Order 1971",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-service-northern-ireland-agreement-order-1971",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "The Treasury and the Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland have entered into an Agreement dated 14th April 1971 (set out in Schedule 13 to the Finance Act 1971 ) with a view to assimilating the burdens on the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and the Exchequer of Northern Ireland in respect of health services. Confirmation of the Agreement of 14th April 1971 is given by section 67(1) of the Finance Act 1971, but the provisions of section 67(1) and (2) of that Act are not to come into operation unless and until Her Majesty by Order in Council declares that a corresponding provision has been enacted by the Parliament of Northern Ireland. This Order declares that a corresponding provision has been so enacted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1971/1749/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:39:02.119928+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."
}