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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mesothelioma-etc-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-9",
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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/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Regulations",
  "text": "(1) A reference in this Act to regulations is a reference to regulations made by the Department.\n(2) The power to make regulations under this Act—\n(a) includes power to make such incidental, supplementary or transitional provision as the Department thinks fit;\n(b) may be exercised so as to provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter.\n(3) Regulations may make provision consequential on this Act amending, repealing or revoking any statutory provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 9 wholly in operation at 1.10.2008; s. 9 not in operation at Royal Assent see s. 12(1); s. 9 in operation for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations at 27.8.2008 and for all other purposes at 1.10.2008 by S.R. 2008/351, art. 2(1)(a)(b), Sch."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/9/section/9",
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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."
}