{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-date-of-next-assembly-pollorder-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2697",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Date of Next Assembly Poll)Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-date-of-next-assembly-pollorder-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nCONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 21st October 2003\nLaid before Parliament 22nd October 2003\nComing into force 22nd October 2003\nWhereas the Secretary of State considers it expedient for this Order to be made without a draft having been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 31(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 47; section 31(2) was substituted by section 1(2) of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Act 2003 (c. 12)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2697/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."
}