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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-constituting-a-joint-committee-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2009/11",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-constituting-a-joint-committee-order-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“Axis 3” means matters dealt with in Articles 52 to 60 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 which are provided for in the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 submitted by the United Kingdom to the European Commission in accordance with Article 18 of that Council Regulation, as approved by Commission Decision C(2007)4411 of 27 September 2007;\n“Axis 4” means matters dealt with in Article 61 to 65 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 which are provided for in the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013;\n“local action group” means a group appointed by a rural development joint council committee to implement a local development strategy in its area in accordance with Axes 3 and 4 of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013;\n“rural development” means the delivery of Axes 3 and 4 of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013;\n“rural development joint council committee” means a committee established by Article 3.\n(2) In relation to each rural development joint council committee, a reference to its area shall be construed as a reference to the area comprising districts of the councils which comprise the committee.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "O.J. No. L277, 21.10.2005, p. 1, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Copies of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme may be downloaded from http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/publications/pubs-dard-rural-development/nirdp-2007-13-approved-programme.htm"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "C(2007)4411 of 27 September 2007"
    }
  ],
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  "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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