{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/426",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 26th February 2003\nComing into force 27th February 2003\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 7. The powers in section 2(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 are restricted by section 2(3) of that Act as amended by the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Act 2002 (c. 6)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/426/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:31:22.697481+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}