{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-transfers-order-2009/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-transfers-order-2009/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/509",
  "legislation_title": "The Mutual Societies (Transfers) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-transfers-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Building Societies\nFriendly Societies\nIndustrial And Provident Societies\nMade 4th March 2009\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 3(6) of the Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 and 4 of the Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007, make the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c.26."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/509/introduction",
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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."
}