{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/kiribati-independence-order-1979/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/kiribati-independence-order-1979/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1979/719",
  "legislation_title": "The Kiribati Independence Order 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/kiribati-independence-order-1979",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PACIFIC ISLANDS\nMade 26th June 1979\nLaid before Parliament 4th July 1979\nComing into Operation 12th July 1979\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of June 1979\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2 and 6 of the Kiribati Act 1979 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/719/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:17:20.973164+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."
}