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  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972",
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  "text": "Every document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by a Commissioner and to be signed by the secretary or any person authorised by the Commissioner to act in that behalf shall be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an instrument made or issued by a Commissioner.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Schedule 4 substituted (17.5.2006) by Local Government (Boundaries) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1253 (N.I. 8)), arts. 1(2), 4(2), Sch. 1"
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