{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registry-fees-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/157",
  "legislation_title": "Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registry-fees-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LAND REGISTRATION\nMade 4th April 1996\nTo be laid before Parliament under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974\nComing into operation 31st May 1996\nThe Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 and now vested in it and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel and after consultation with the Land Registry Rules Committee established by section 85 of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 18 (N.I.); section 84 was amended by Art. 34 of the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7); see sections 25 and 94 for the definition of “the Ministry”"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 5 and Part II of Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Approval function conferred by S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 9 and Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/157/introduction",
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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."
}