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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-competition-in-functional-work-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/522",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Competition in Functional Work) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-competition-in-functional-work-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT\nMade 4th December 1997\nComing into operation 31st January 1998\nThe Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 7(3) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/810 (N.I. 6). See Article 2(2) and (3)—definition of “Department”, “regulations” and “the Ministry” in section 148(1) of the principal Act; see also S.R. & O (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 Article 7(1) and S.I. 1976/424 (N.I. 6) Article 3"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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