{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-and-family-proceedings-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-38",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1989/677",
  "legislation_title": "The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-and-family-proceedings-northern-ireland-order-1989",
  "path": "article/38",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Repeal of certain statutory provisions relating to declarations",
  "text": "The following statutory provisions shall cease to have effect, namely—\n(a) the Legitimacy Declaration Act (Ireland) 1868 (declarations as to legitimacy and validity of marriage); and\n(b) section 2 of the Legitimacy Act (Northern Ireland) 1928 (declarations as to legitimation).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1868 c. 20"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1928 c. 5 (NI)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/677/article/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:25.501671+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."
}