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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1978-amendment-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1501",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 (Amendment) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1978-amendment-order-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Order made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 32(4) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within forty days beginning with the day on which the Order was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.\nNORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 16th August 1989\nLaid before Parliament 23rd August 1989\nComing into force 24th August 1989\nWhereas, under section 30(3) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978, the Secretary of State may by order amend Parts I and II of Schedule 4 to that Act (whether by adding an offence to, or removing an offence from, either of those Parts, or otherwise):\nAnd whereas it appears to me that by reason of urgency it is necessary to make this Order without a draft thereof having been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 30(3) of the said Act of 1978 I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1978 c. 5."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1501/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."
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