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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1991-codes-of-practice-no-1-order-1993/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/2761",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (Codes of Practice) (No. 1) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1991-codes-of-practice-no-1-order-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 5th November 1993\nLaid before Parliament 15th November 1993\nComing into force 1st January 1994\nWhereas—\n(1) by paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 5 to the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 the Secretary of State is required to make a code of practice in connection with the exercise by authorised investigators of the powers conferred by that Schedule:\n(2) in pursuance of paragraph 7(2) of that Schedule the Secretary of State has prepared and published a draft code of practice in connection with that matter and has considered representations made to him about it and modified it accordingly:\n(3) in pursuance of paragraph 7(3) of that Schedule the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the code of practice before both Houses of Parliament: Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraphs 7(3) and 7(4) of that Schedule, hereby orders as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 24."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2761/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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