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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiry-into-historical-institutional-abuse-rules-northern-ireland-2013/article-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2013/171",
  "legislation_title": "The Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Rules (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/inquiry-into-historical-institutional-abuse-rules-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "article/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation and application",
  "text": "(1) Any requirement under these Rules that a document is given or sent to any person by a member of the inquiry team is satisfied by that document being—\n(a) delivered in person;\n(b) left at the person’s designated postal address;\n(c) sent to the person’s designated postal address by first class post;\n(d) faxed to the person’s designated fax number; or\n(e) subject to paragraph (2), sent by email.\n(2) A document may be sent by email to a person’s designated email address if the person has informed the secretary to the inquiry in writing that he is willing to accept documents sent by email.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/171/article/3",
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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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