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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-form-of-licence-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/20",
  "legislation_title": "Licensing (Form of Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-form-of-licence-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations.)\nThese regulations prescribe the form of licence (other than an occasional licence), which is issued by a court and authorises the retail sale of intoxicating liquor under the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 which came into operation on 20th February 1997.\nThese regulations revoke and replace the Licensing (Form of Licence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/20/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:31:13.067759+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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