{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/452",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 23rd February 2000\nComing into force 24th February 2000\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 2(4) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (“the Act”) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(2)(b) of the Act, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 7."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/452/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."
}