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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/976",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-devolution-of-policing-and-justice-functions-order-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Northern Ireland\nConstitutional Law\nMade 31st March 2010\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of March 2010\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nA draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 86 and 86A of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 47. Section 86 was amended by section 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3). Section 86A was inserted by section 19 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/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."
}