{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2006/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2006/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/480",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-arms-decommissioning-act-1997-amnesty-period-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 23rd February 2006\nComing into force 24th February 2006\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in pursuance of section 2(4) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997, 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) are restricted by section 2(3) of the 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/2006/480/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:37:17.375084+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."
}