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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-northern-ireland-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nia/2014/8",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-northern-ireland-2014",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to local government.\n[12th May 2014]\nBE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
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      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act modified (28.5.2014) by The Local Government (Transitional, Supplementary, Incidental Provisions and Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/148), reg. 6(4(a)"
    },
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 1 (with art. 9(2))"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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