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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/55",
  "legislation_title": "The Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse (Amendment of Terms of Reference) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Inquiry Into Historical Institutional Abuse\nLaid before the Assembly in draft\nMade 10th February 2015\nComing into operation 11th February 2015\nThe First Minister and deputy First Minister (“the Ministers”) acting jointly make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 1(3) of the Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (“the Act”).\nIn accordance with that sub–section, the Ministers have consulted the chairperson of the Inquiry held under the Act.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2013 c.2(N.I.)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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