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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mesothelioma-etc-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-11",
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  "legislation": "nia/2008/9",
  "legislation_title": "Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mesothelioma-etc-act-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“the 1979 Order” means the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers' Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (NI 9);\n“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;\n“dependant” has the meaning given by Article 5 of the 1979 Order;\n“diffuse mesothelioma” has the same meaning as in the 1979 Order;\n“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/9/section/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:23.414944+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."
}