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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-northern-ireland-order-2002/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisi/2002/3149",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-northern-ireland-order-2002",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.\n(2) In this Order—\n“the Department” means the Department of the Environment; and\n“regulations” means regulations made by the Department.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2002/3149/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:32.205379+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}