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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-modification-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/160",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-modification-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Northern Ireland\nMade 10th February 2016\nLaid before Parliament 11th February 2016\nComing into force 3rd March 2016\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of February 2016\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nThis Order is made by Her Majesty in Council in exercise of the power conferred by section 87(7) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.\nHer Majesty considers it expedient to modify section 87(6) of that Act.\nAccordingly Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, makes the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c.47. Section 87 was amended by section 64(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) and modified by S.I.s 2000/741, 2000/3254, 2002/265, 2003/1890, 2006/2659, 2008/1242 and 2009/885."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/160/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."
}