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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/libraries-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-9",
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  "legislation": "nia/2008/8",
  "legislation_title": "Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/libraries-act-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Directions",
  "text": "(1) The Department may give the Authority general or specific directions as to the exercise of its functions.\n(2) The Department shall publish any directions given under this section.\n(3) The Authority shall comply with any directions given under this section.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/8/section/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:24.205764+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."
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