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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-44",
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  "legislation": "nia/2011/10",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
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  "path": "section/44",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "44",
  "heading": "Consultation on regulations, orders and guidance",
  "text": "(1) Subject to subsection (2), before making any regulations or orders under this Act or issuing any guidance under this Act, the Department shall consult councils and—\n(a) such associations representative of councils;\n(b) such associations representative of officers of councils; and\n(c) such other persons or bodies,\nas appear to the Department to be appropriate.\n(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to regulations under section 14(1) or to orders under section 28(3) or 47(2).",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/10/section/44",
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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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