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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-first-meeting-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/944",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assembly for Wales (First Meeting) Order 1999",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, WALES\nMade 17th March 1999\nLaid before Parliament 29th March 1999\nComing into force 6th May 1999\nThe Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 49(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 38."
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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."
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